Being pluripotent means having the ability to change into just about any type of cell in the body. Because of their unique abilities and amazing potential for medical advances, studies of embryonic stem cells should have the governments full funding without limitations. Right now, President Bush limited the study of embryonic stem cells to cells that have already been extracted from embryos, preventing future embryos from being used (Bush).
Most people opposing government funding base their argument on the destruction of a human being. If that were abided by and scientists did not extract from embryonic cells, the research would be limited to adult stem cells, which have extreme restrictions on their lifespan and possible cell transformation. When scientists take a stem cell from a four to five day old embryo, they do destroy it, but most subjects they extract from are in vitro after being created to help a sterile couple have a child, and are left over to be destroyed.
Some will not survive during long storage; others are destroyed. A number have been donated to science and used to create privately funded stem cell lines. And a few have be
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Embryonic stem cells can renew themselves indefinitely. This characteristic makes studying and uses much more convenient and useful. The amount of embryos needed in order to keep the studies going is extremely low. Scientists can create cells to replace damaged nerve cells in the spine from the same group of cells used for replacement blood cells. A base amount of embryonic stem cells is needed, but after it has been reached, there would be no need to keep harvesting embryos for more cells.
The many potential advantages of stem cells should have the full support of everybody in the modern world for the benefit of future generations. If so much is known at such an early stage, there must be multiple benefits not seen as of yet. The government should continue to sponsor embryonic stem cell research with no limitations. In politically charged situations such as this, scientific facts are little more than a stage for moral, ethical and political wrestling. Indeed, some may argue about the moral and ethical issues of extracting the cell from an embryo, but the sacrificing of those few cells can save the lives of billions of human cells in the future. Even President Bushs apprehension about supporting the research based on his belief was pursuaded otherwise when looked upon from the practical viewpoint, but there are still limita
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