the benefits of stem-cell research

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Stem Cell Research Benefits

Stem Cell research has continual possible advancements in assisting society in medical care . It allows for better understanding and perhaps relief of diseases and diss existing in humans today . The supply for organs and tissues needed for transplants is from donations However , these donations are nowhere near enough the demanded supply Stem cells can be used in place of such donations . This benefits some of the many diseases , including Alzheimer 's , spinal cord

injuries , burns heart disease , diabetes , osteoarthritis , and rheumatoid arthritis Another benefit is toward drugs . Drugs used for therapy and treatment to patients can be tested for safety . The availability of stem cells would give a better range of results from the testing since humans are not alike biologically , the cells simulated for testing should not be identical either . It also allows for better understanding of human development and birth defects . How stem cells transfer from being undifferentiated to differentiate is vital , where genes turning off and on occur . Diseases and defects often occur at this stage

Understanding these events can result in better techniques for therapy and prevention . Despite all of these possible benefits , stem cell research is still frowned upon by some . One of the major problems is that it is completely entangled with the politics of abortion . Stem Cell research involves the use of embryonic cells and , eventually , the creation of fertilized eggs . Those who see stem cell research as morally evil do not see human embryos as clusters of cells , but as tiny human beings

The blastocyst is where researchers and scientists obtain embryonic stem cells from the embryo . The origin of embryonic stem cells is often mistaken . Many have the notion that they are extracted from aborted fetuses however , there in fact taken from the blastocyst (Resnik 273-87 ) When a couple wants a child from an in vitro fertilization where there can be no aborted fetuses , fertilization is done in a lab - not in the human . Hundreds of eggs are fertilized and kept in a petri dish for five days . Five days is the estimated time when the embryo makes its way to the uterus from the womb of the mother . When this process is a success that particular embryo is inserted into the female and the rest of the embryos that are fertilized are discarded Scientists use these useless embryos in the blastocyst stage for their stem cell extraction

The actual study of stem cells has only been experimented on since 1998 Stem Cell research did not become well-known until federal funding was issued to the study . Before this , only private practices performed research , so the public could not benefit as efficiently . Funding is one of the biggest obstacles for stem cell research . On August 9 , 2001 President Bush addressed whether the federal government should fund stem cell research . Bush was aware that it could have many benefits but he was worried about the moral issue...