Stem Cells And Medical Ethics

Never an Easy Answer: The Ethics of Stem Cells

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Never an Easy Answer: The Ethics of Stem Cells. Figure 1. Although there have not yet been any clinical trials to prove that stem cell treatments are effective – and to demonstrate that they are safe – there are many companies offering …

Ethics of Stem Cell Research - Stanford Encyclopedia of …

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Ethical challenges regarding the use of stem cells

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In this context, medical practitioners consider stem cells as the hope and light for many patients who are suffering and in dire need of a cure [ 1 ]. However, as …

Of stem cells and ethics | Nature Cell Biology

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They also raise many questions with social and ethical implications. Owing to their unique ability to maintain, replenish and repair all tissue types, stem cells hold …

Stem cells: What they are and what they do - Mayo Clinic

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Yes. Doctors have performed stem cell transplants, also known as bone marrow transplants. In stem cell transplants, stem cells replace cells damaged by chemotherapy or disease or serve as a …

Ethical and Safety Issues of Stem Cell-Based Therapy

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Results obtained from completed and on-going clinical studies indicate huge therapeutic potential of stem cell-based therapy in the treatment of degenerative, …

Bioethics and future stem cell research | Medical law, …

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Despite years of heated social controversy over the use of human embryos in embryonic stem cell research, the caravan of stem cell science continues to proceed at an …

Stem cells and ethics: current issues - PubMed

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The advances being made in the laboratory are exciting, and the pace at which research using human stem cells is moving from bench to bedside is extraordinary. The social, …

Pros and Cons of Stem Cell Research – Ethical Issues

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Embryonic stem cells are the only stem cells that can be grown in large numbers in the laboratory and retain the ability to grow into any type of cells including nerve, heart muscle, bone, and insulin-producing cells. The …

Is it ethical to use stem cells? | HowStuffWorks

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It's impossible to know every possible medical use of stem cells because scientists haven't been able to conduct extensive research with them, but researchers claim that they may …