Stem Cells: To Live Another Tomorrow

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Dr. Dan Kaufman, Ph. D. an associate professor University of Minnesota Stem Cell Institute, has said that, “human embryonic stem-cell research is not only ethical, it is an essential field to pursue to make key advances in biomedical research to treat diseases effectively where there are currently no cures… (thesurvivaldoctor.com).” I believe that stem cell research needs to receive government funding and research should expand in order to completely understand what diseases can be cured through stem cells, and if the benefits outweigh the risks involved. When Obama issued the Executive Order 13505, he changed the way the National Institutes of Health (NIH) could support and conduct human stem cell research (stemcells.nih.gov). Once proper funding starts going towards research, then scientists will be able to truly help patients with incurable diseases. According to the NIH, adult stem cells are “undifferentiated cells … that can renew themselves and can differentiate themselves to most of the major specialized cell types of the tissue or organ (stemcells.nih.gov).” These stem cells show up periodically to repair and maintain tissue where they are needed. Currently the only option of treatment in practice involving adult stem cells are bone marrow transplants, which have been in use for over 40 years. It is estimated that over 44,000 Americans, including children, will be diagnosed with Leukemia (www.ij.org). Donating bone marrow is safe and is guaranteed to save someone’s life, as there hasn’t been a single death to the person who is donating and the marrow will go to a patient who will biologically accept the marrow (www.ij.org). Bone marrow is key for saving patients who are diagnosed with leukemia, Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, and th... ... middle of paper ... ...A Newsroom. N.p., 11 Apr. 2012. Web. 01 Apr. 2014. Kaiser, Jocelyn. "A Legal Win for Stem Cell Research, but Case May Not Be Over." Science/AAAS. N.p., 24 Aug. 2012. Web. 01 Apr. 2014. Lyon, Lindsay. "Stem Cells: 10 Diseases They May—or May Not—Cure." US News. U.S.News & World Report, 13 Mar. 2009. Web. 01 Apr. 2014. Palmer, Chris. "Livers Created from Stem Cells." The Scientist. N.p., 3 July 2013. Web. 01 Apr. 2014. Pearlman, Jonathan. "Kidney Grown from Stem Cells by Australian Scientists." The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group, 16 Dec. 2013. Web. 02 Apr. 2014. Ritter, Malcolm. "Doctors Say Treatments Using Adult Stem Cells Show Promise." The Denver Post. N.p., 2 Aug. 2010. Web. 01 Apr. 2014. "Stem Cells as Therapies." California's Stem Cell Agency. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Mar. 2014. "Transplant Outcomes & Data." Transplant Outcomes & Data. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Apr. 2014.

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