Seems everyone with any kind fo disease is stepping up and saying the government should fund this research because it might cure them one day.
So will it cure everything one day?
2006-10-27 06:00:00 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
including global warming
no one has stopped stem cell research
we did stop some government funding
funding such a thing is just a big give away of our tax dollars
to the drug and chemical company's
and they don't even have to produce a damn thing
2006-10-27 06:02:19 · answer #1 · answered by ken y 5 · 3⤊ 3⤋
No. The areas to be helped by this research are mostly related to diseases where tissue is injured or cancerous and can't be re-generated by normal healing. It could help with a wide variety of ailments, but not everything.
Stem cells are the basic cells of the body, before they are differentiated into hair, bone, skin, etc. All cells in a person's body have the same DNA--it is their position relative to other cells that causes the chemical differences that make the DNA work in different ways, thus creating different kinds of cells.
An example of an area of research--since a severed spinal column will never grow new cells and heal, if you find a way to grow new spinal cells you may be able to patch the tear in the spinal cord.
2006-10-27 06:15:55 · answer #2 · answered by wayfaroutthere 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-16 15:22:46 · answer #3 · answered by broscious 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The way science is progressing, stem cell research will be a great step for all of us. The South Koreans are making huge discoveries as we speak. Currently they have found ways to use embryonic cells that are not fertilized by sperm. This will allow western scientist to make their own progress with out the interference of faith.
2006-10-27 06:07:05 · answer #4 · answered by seeversified 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
People really don't know. We know there is a lot of potential there not only to cure disease but to learn more about human physiology...which may intern help us to cure disease. These embryos are just being thrown out anyways...why not use them for something good?
I love the responses about how adult stem cells help but embryonic have yielded no results.....wanna know why???
Because you guys won't let us study them...and btw somatic or "adult" stem cells really haven't yielded very much info about curing diesease in the last 20 or so years we've been studying them. They have helped us to learn that using embryonic stem cells might get the job done. But oh no...the moral majority can't have that.
2006-10-27 06:03:22 · answer #5 · answered by Franklin 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
It holds much promise as fetal stem cells are more adaptable then adult stem cells, everything is a theory now but if it pans out it could lead to being able to grow your own organ transplants and eliminate the need for anti rejection drugs. It does show promise for being able to regenerate nerve tissue and therefore the ability to "cure" paralyzed people. It offers some hope for the curing of diabetes and Parkinson's, and yes, several more. Then again it could be a flop. But give me hope and Micheal J. Fox some hope to live by. Stem cell research will not cost as much as the Iraqi war which is killing humans in access to 100 every day.. Remember these fetal stem cells are not a baby they are a glob of cells being grown in a test tube, and if not used they are just thrown away.
2006-10-27 06:33:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Actually, after years and years of private funding of embyonic stem cell research, NO cures have been found. Democrats want federal support for it as a cover to endorse abortion. In actuality, ADULT stem cell research had provided 72 types of cures for america. But you will never hear this in the mainstream media. Without embyonic stem cell research, there is really no reason for the government to federally fund abortion, but the research gives them a reason.
-Original Me
2006-10-27 07:01:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
No. its supposed to be a dream come true for democrats. Like anything else they back, it is a false hope. They were supposed to get votes for decades off the issue except for the fact that they've been exposed already.
The fight is over who will fund the research. Republican know that private funding will increase when Uncle Sam says 'no'. So far, there has been billions of private funds given to study it and only a couple million in public funds.
The democrats hate this because they'll never own it.
2006-10-27 06:25:11 · answer #8 · answered by Curt 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Everyone is stepping up and demanding federal money for this because intelligent science knows it won't work. "Embryonic stem cell research" is code word for government-funded abortion. The only place to get these types of cells is from aborted babies. See how it ties together...? Typical liberal dishonesty.
2006-10-27 06:24:32 · answer #9 · answered by christopher s 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Embryonic stem cells have been a failure and actually have been shown to form tumors in Parkinson's patients.
ADULT stem cells have been highly successful.
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Answerman wrote:
"Remember these fetal stem cells are not a baby they are a glob of cells being grown in a test tube, and if not used they are just thrown away."
Apart from the fact that this is completely false (an embryology book will tell you that sperm + egg form 46 chromosomes, which is a human being, not a "glob of cells"), you speak out of both sides of your mouth.
Are those cells worthless? Or are they so valuable that the federal government must put OUR tax money into it? Which is it?
Embryonic stem cells have been a major failure. All success has come from ADULT stem cells.
2006-10-27 06:16:46 · answer #10 · answered by C = JD 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Well, that remains to be seen. It is, in Shakespeare's words, "...A consummation devoutly to be wished..However, we'll not know until science, government and religion all get together and become as one mind. It may never be the end-all or cure-all for every plague known to mankind, but it certainly has the potential to enhance life and cure deadly or debilitating diseases, and even prolong the human lifespan as we know it today.
2006-10-27 06:08:44 · answer #11 · answered by gldjns 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋