Stem Cell Research

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This paper briefly answers questions about stem cell research, cloning and the ethics involved. The paper briefly outlines some of the basic concepts and processes involved in stem cell research, how embryos are harvested, what other types of non-embryonic stem cell research is available and looks at some of the ethical questions raised by using embryos.

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"Stems cells are cells in animals that have the potential to grow into any one of the hundreds of different kinds of cells in the body (Perrone). The cells of a fertilized animal embryo at a specific gestation point a few days into the life cycle are entirely made of stem cells, and it is these cells that are desired by scientists and researchers to help solve major medical problems ("Cloning;" Daley). The cells contain the proper qualities as well as the DNA that allow them to grow into anything that exists within that animal's body, whether it is teeth or skin or lung tissue (Perrone)."

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