Comments on: What Are The Benefits Of Stem Cell Research

By: Samantha

Samantha — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:11:54 +0000

Also, if you took the time to research how stem cells can be extracted you would realize that “taking a human life” (note the parenthesis) is not the ONLY way stem cells are extracted. They can also be extracted from umbilical cord blood after a new baby is brought into the world.

By: Brandon Mills

Brandon Mills — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 17:16:55 +0000

Stem Cell research has it’s disadvantages and it’s advantages. It’s agreers and it’s disagreers. It ties in with religion, where God has made the child the way he wants it and then the scientists are going to go in and and change features. The only reason for this researched to be furthured is just for the advancement of fighting disease and finding cures. NOT! For changing features on ALIVE human beings.

By: nobody

nobody — Thu, 12 May 2011 20:30:15 +0000

I totally agree. But this website is really helping with my research. THANK U GOOGLE!!!

By: Mr. Meeeeeester

Mr. Meeeeeester — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 01:12:37 +0000

HAHAHA!
I agree that it is hard to define exactly when “life” happens. It can get controversial in the case of harvesting embryonic stem cells, the cells harvested are actually around 100 cells in a structure called the blastula(not AN EMBRYO), which is form within the first 5 days before implantation in the uterus (just a little tid bit, women that take plan b are aborting/causing the blastula/gastrula not to implant)
With that said, there is still to other forms of stem cells that can be harvested CHORD STEM CELLS( that are gathered from an umbilical chord after birth, and yes that chord will be “thrown” away anyways so why not use those?) and ADULT STEM CELLS which can be gathered from bone marrow and other peripheral areas within an adult
So quit being ignorant people, and please keep science and religion apart they are two completely non-overlapping dogmas.
If you still chose to be ignorant and try to hinder the advancements in medicine please stop taking antibiotics, going to the hospital and using anything that science and hard medical research has done to improve the human race.

By: anonymous

anonymous — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 20:19:56 +0000

the baby has not matured into any thing yet. it doesnt even have limbs let alone a heart.

By: Anne Onymas

Anne Onymas — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 22:46:50 +0000

Stem cell research isn’t wrong. It technically isn’t taking the life of an “unborn baby” because a microscopic cluster of 50-100 DNA-less cells is not a life. It’s a blank slate. Embryos for research are *donated* by people who fertilized eggs *IN VITRO* with their consent. It’s not murder or anything like that. Done, finished.

By: kt

kt — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 18:55:12 +0000

I hope you don’t use “2 and 4″ in your assignments…

By: Jack

Jack — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 21:57:21 +0000

Stem cell research should be used. It should not be throught of as a bad thing, such as murdering a baby. Stem cell research can provide us many benefits, one of which is curing diseases. Think about this, if your mother or father were at the risk of death, and the only option was to use stem cell research, would you rather loose them because the government banned the use of stem cells or have that “testing” baby killing-which had no influential impact on you or anyone eles?

By: Chloe

Chloe — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 23:53:46 +0000

Actually I have always thought that stem cell research was wrong until I did some research for my debate. I found out that embryonic stem cells do not come from abortions. Eggs are harvested by in virto and are fertilized by cell culture. In other words, they are donated eggs that are fertilized in dishes in labratories. I’m glad my misconception was corrected. and Jenna you’re wrong they do not come form aborted babies.

By: Chloe

Chloe — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 22:30:19 +0000

Wow. So I have to write an arguement for a dabate on embryotic stem cell researsh for my Anatomy and Physiology class. This really helped