Stem Cells That Kill
Time, April 24 2006 (Pg 38)
On reading the title, I was shocked as I always had the idea that stem cells were beneficial. This article says otherwise: some stem cells cause cancerous tumours to form. However, as scientists are able to identify this cell, it is the first step to being able to actually isolate it and, in the end, eradicate it. This is a revolution in science as cancer has always been a stumbling block in the medical world, claiming many lives. Should it be possible to cure cancer, this will remove the tragedy in many people's lives.
Though I do not study biology I recognise that this is an important step in improving the lives of people and a way of keeping us healthy. In comparison to embryonic stem cells which have raised many ethical issues pertaining to cloning, this area of stem cell research is for the greater good and does not cause any ethical issuses. In fact, it could spawn new and better kinds of cancer treatment/ cures that could spare cancer patients such treatment like chemotherapy and radiotherapy. There are many great possibilities in this new discovery, and it brings hope to the world as we could be well on our way to defeating cancer once and for all.
**image from http://www.cancer.med.umich.edu/images/stemcell.jpg
posted by Charmaine @ 12:44 PM
1 Comments:
I believe that using stem cells, ethics aside, is something that has to be explored for the greater good of mankind.
We need to experiment and do what we can to try and find cures for fatal diseases because we owe it to the world, to society, to mankind, to do our best for the person beside us.
Ryan
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