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Stem Cell Research
Summary: Examines the controversies surrounding embryonic stem cell research. Highlights the positive effects of stem cell research. Explores ethical concerns over the process.
Technology in Science is growing more rapidly and changing than ever before. This kind of change raises controversy and moral questions around the topic of Embryonic Stem Cell Research. "Stem cell research is not a new technology. Scientists and doctors have used adult stem cells for treatments on various diseases for years" (Robinson). Embryonic stem cells are different in that they can replace any functional tissue in the human body, whereas adult stem cells are already grown and cannot be given other tasks in the body (Stem Cell Basics). The question of ethics comes from the fact that the embryo is killed in the process, and some consider it a form of abortion, yet the cell is aborted at the very beginning before anything is formed. Although there is controversy over embryonic stem cell research and whether it is morally ethical, embryonic stem cell research deserves to be...
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