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must always be differentiated between adult and embryonic unless the statement is true for both types! - RARELY - There are many differences! |
Each month The Stem Cell Research Report provides terse, well-written articles for use in lobbying and education concerning stem cell research. Each issue is designed for the education of those in position to influence policy regarding stem cell research. | |
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STEM CELL RESEARCH WE ARE FOR ADULT STEM CELL RESEARCH (ASCR)
EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH (ESCR)
FEDERAL FUNDING OF ESCR EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH
TREATMENTS FROM STEM CELLS ASCR vs. ESCR Adult stem cells have a long history of providing cures and treatments, over 70, starting with bone marrow transplants. For example, stem cells from your eyelid can grow into a new cornea for you with no rejection problems. It is believed time and further research will potentially show that one or a limited set of adult stem cells will do everything we need to form any tissue. Meet 9 people who have been helped using Adult Stem Cells. Embryonic stem cells are touted as being more useful because they are young and may be able to grow longer and produce a more abundant supply of cells than adult stem cells. This is the reasoning for the "potential" that advocates of embryonic stem cell research claim. But this rapid growth rate has only caused tumors. One advantage of adult stem cells is that they row in a slower, more controlled fashion. To date there have been no cures or successful treatments using embryonic stem cells - not even one mouse helping another mouse! |
IMPORTANT LINKS www.stemcellresearch.org Stem Cell Research Treatments Scoreboard Adult Stem Cells v. Embryonic Stem Cells Primer on interpreting stem cell research reported in the media Adult Stem Cells Use Environmental Clues Release date 8/24/06 Adult Stem Cells, Embryonic Stem Cells & Cloning Explained by David Prentice, PhD Legislative History National Right to Life Committee Order Stem Cells & Cloning Video by Dr. Prentice, PhD It is scientifically incontrovertible fact that a human person exists from the moment of fertilization in the mother's womb and does not receive another cell from his mother's body. He or she is genetically complete, unique, and cannot be duplicated. All of the character- istics that person will have as an adult are already determined, including eye color, skin pigmentation, sex and intelligence potential. With nourishment and time, the new individual life will develop from the instant of fertiliza- tion through childhood, adolescence, maturity, and old age, to natural death. _____________________ The right to life is the fundamental right of every human being upon which all other rights are contingent. |
Q & A: Stem Cell Research WHAT IS A STEM CELL? The zygote, the single cell formed at fertilization, is a stem cell, having in it the incredible ability to replicate and make any type of cell required to build or repair an organism. They are responsible for our growth from a single cell to a mature adult. Our bodies use stored stem cells to repair tissue damage throughout our lives. WHY ARE STEM CELLS SO IMPORTANT TO RESEARCH? Its ability to repair tissue damage makes the stem cell a powerful tool for biological research and medicine. WHY IS THERE SO MUCH CONFUSION? Most news media do not differentiate between the two types of stem cells, thus creating increasing confusion by misleading the reader to believe that there have been successes with embryonic stem cell research and even contributing the successes of adult stem cell research to embryonic stem cell research. Yes, in nature, i.e. in the womb, the 5-cell embryo changes into every type of cell in the human body - but not so in the laboratory. These embryonic stem cells are called "pluripotent" because of their amazing capabilities of transformation in the womb. Researchers themselves create confusion because they speak of the amazing behavior of embryonic stem cells as if it has been accomplished in the laboratory - outside the womb - when it has not. WHY IS THERE CONTROVERSY? vs. Stem Cell Research Facts Both sides of the issue claim the other side to be misinformed. But there is no denial that it is a biological fact that an embryo from a human being is a human being. The human being in the embryonic stage of development must be killed to obtain embryonic stem cells. · This is immoral - Bible: "Thou shalt not kill." · This is unconstitutional - Declaration of Independence: "all men are created equal ... with the unalienable right to life ..." IS EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH LEGAL? Yes. In 1973, the Supreme Court ruled that the unborn human being was not a person and therefore not entitled to the right of life. Roe v Wade |
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The biotech industry has spent billions of dollars from private investors
on embryonic stem cell research - with NO RETURN on their investment
by using very deceptive language and false hopes!
The biotech industry and investors are going after tax money to make their investment good
- based on the same deceptive language and false hopes!
Arrogance and Greed Form a Lethal Combination for the Human Embryo |
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