Stem Cell Research

Persuasive Essay # 63949

Biology > Bioethics
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Medical and Health

Stem Cell Research

A look at the advantages of stem cell research.

1,419 words () | 6 sources | MLA | 2005 United States

Paper Summary:

Stem cell research is controversial in the medical as well as the religious community.This paper attempts to show how there are are many benefits to using stem cells that can help save lives. It illustrates these points and shows how many people can be helped by stem cells such as people with heart disease and diabetes.

From the Paper:

"Research from scientist and stem cells will be able to help people with cancer. Researchers from Texas have found a method to by-pass healthy tissue and deliver cancer treatment into the tumors. The study as been performed on mice, but Dr. Michael Andreeff hopes to do trials on humans soon. The research team used a known anti- cancer drug called beta, but it could not be used the side effect of this beta was toxic and the effects of the drug would soon dissipate after the initial injection. However the researchers used stem cells and manipulated them to encode the interferon beta gene."