stem cell research
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Stem Cell Research
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Stem CellResearch
What it’s all about
Embryonic Stem Cells
Created when an egg is fertilized
Found in embryo, fetus and umbilical cord
Can develop into any kind of cell
Cannot be removed from a embryo without destroying it
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
Reprogrammed adult cells
Most commonly skin cells
Can develop into any kind of cell
Can be extracted without any harm done to the donor
How it works
Prepping Stem Cells
Placement in patient
Development of stem cells
Researchers ofStem CellThe main players in the game
Leroy Stevens
Jackson Laboratory Bay Harbor, Maine
Cigarette Companies incentives
Made initial discovery of stem cells in 1970
Shinya Yamanaka
Center for iPS Cell Research and Application at Kyoto University in Japan
J. Davis Gladstone Institutein San Francisco, CA
Discovered similarity between skin cells and stem cells
Reprogrammed skin cells into induced pluripotent cells using virus
Japanese government funding
Research Groups
iZumi Bio Inc, San Fransico CA
J. Davis Gladstone Institute forCardiovascular Disease, San Francisco CA
Harvard Stem Cell Institute
International Society for Stem Cell Research
The Coalition to Advance Embryonic Stem Cell Research
Impacts ofStem Cell Research
The impacts to our world
Embryonic Pros & Cons
- Destroying human embryo
- Chance of rejection
+ Natural cell creation
iPS Pros & Cons
+ iPS cells eliminate need for embryos
+ No chance for rejection
- Virus is a Carcinogen
- Inconsistent
Possible Application
Repair damaged brain cells
Repair of failing organs
Alzheimer’s Disease
Sickle-Cell Disease
Heart Disease
Diabetes
Autism
Action Proposal forStem Cell Research
What should be done
Past Action
President Bush’s stop on Embryonic Stem Cell Research funding cut
Past Action
President Obama reinstituted government funding for embryonic stem cell research
Going Forward
Needless battle
Increased efforts in iPS cells
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