Sunday, February 1, 2009
Stem Cell Research @ 8:34 PM
This post will be for the English Ace Assesment.Although today is a Sunday,I deceided to post as an article caught my eye when I was reading the times magazine.It was about the debate on stem cell research which is new to most of us,including me.However,after reading the article,I deceided to summarise the pros and cons of Stem Cell research so all of us can have a better understanding of Stem Cells.
PROS:Stem cell research can potentially help treating a range of medical problems. It could lead us closer to cure:
* Parkinson’s Disease
* Alzheimer’s Disease
* Heart Diseases, Stroke and Diabetes (Type 1)
* Birth Defects
* Spinal Cord Injuries
* Replace or Repair Damaged Organs
* Reduced Risk of Transplantation (You could possibly get a copy of your own heart in a heart-transplantation in the future)
This could also give significant social and economic benefits for individuals and the society.
CONS:Some argue that stem cell research in the far future can lead to knowledge on how to clone humans. It is hard to say whether this is true, but we have seen devastating consequences of other research, even with good intentions, such as nuclear research.
Also,up until now, human abortion has been needed to get proper material to study.
Finally,I would like to state that no matter what we argue about in life there will always be the good side and the bad side;but what is more important is that we try to maximise the good pionts and reduce the bad points.
I would like to then say a quick word of thank you to those who have been constantly reading my posts.
Cheers!!