Friday, December 14, 2007

Stem Cells and Bush

Over the last few decades, scientists have been studying Stem Cells. They found that by using stem cells that can reproduce skin cells, they can copy these stem cells to replace other cells, and help cure diseases. I call this "The Stem Cell Revolution". Stem Cells are capable of renewing them selves through a process called mitotic cell division. Mitosis is a when a cell copies it's cromosomes in the cell nucleus. They are the only cells which can turn into any other skin cell in the human body. This can help handicap people strengthen their body, and their organ structure. Of course, this there has to be a negative affect or issue that comes along with this. Scientists have been using human embryonic stem cells that come from, well of course embryoms. Embryoms seem to carry the same characteristics of a stem cell. During the study, and testing of this, the embryoms have died. YOu can smell controversy can't you? Many religious people believe that this is just like abortion in the sense that your'e killing a human life form. I disagree fully, because they can only use the stem cells from an embryom untill it becomes 2 months. KEy Word: IT. Within 2 months, when does a group of cells become a living life form? Not within 2 months. OF course Bush has to stick his nose in stuff that he probably doesn't understand. Just trying to be politicaly correct after the Iraq war stunt. Talk about conservative. Yeeshh. There is also fortunate news. In recent news, scientists have discovered a way to study stem cells without destroying embryos. They have learned that stem cells can be copied with single-cell biopsy. So of course, Bush is happy. As long as they are not killing embryos I'll support them, he says. Yet, he will only fund them to a certain exstant. Then it's up to them to figure it out on their own.

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1 comment:

Cladeedah said...

I hope embryonic testing stays legal for a long time. Odds are, I will need to have my fertilized embryos genetically tested for Marfan Syndrome and probably toss the ones that have it. I don't personally have a problem with that because I think an embryo needs, at least, to be attached to a uterus before it should be considered a life.

I'd have to know more about stem cell research before I could comment on that specifically.