The document discusses embryonic stem cell research and some things to consider. It explains that embryonic stem cells are found in the blastocyst, an early stage embryo containing around 100 cells. While embryonic stem cell research has potential medical benefits like treating Parkinson's and brain tumors in mice, it requires the destruction of embryos and may create chromosomal anomalies or cancer cells over time. The document also presents some embryo-friendly alternatives to embryonic stem cell research like using adult stem cells or cord blood cells which have treated various conditions without controversy.

1. EMBRYONIC STEM CELL
RESEARCH:
Some Things to Consider
by Maryam Rashdi

2. What are embryonic stem cells?

3. What are embryonic stem cells?
-found in the blastocyst
(early stage embryo)
~100 cells

4. What are embryonic stem cells?
-found in the blastocyst
(early stage embryo)
~100 cells

5. What are embryonic stem cells?
-found in the blastocyst
(early stage embryo)
~100 cells
-inner cell mass (ICM)

6. What are embryonic stem cells?
-found in the blastocyst
(early stage embryo)
~100 cells
-inner cell mass (ICM)
-extracted before cells
begin to differentiate

7. Why it Matters to Me

8. Why it Matters to Me
-Biology major

9. Why it Matters to Me
-Biology major

10. Why it Matters to Me
-Biology major
-Religion

11. Why it Matters to Me
-Biology major
-Religion
-Progress is good!
...just consider pros/cons

12. What’s the Problem?

13. What’s the Problem?
-Extraction requires destruction

14. What’s the Problem?
-Extraction requires destruction

15. What’s the Problem?
-Extraction requires destruction
-Mice treated for Parkinson’s
brain tumors (20% of cases)

16. What’s the Problem?
-Extraction requires destruction
-Mice treated for Parkinson’s
brain tumors (20% of cases)
-ES cells stored over time shown to create chromosomal anomalies

17. What’s the Problem?
-Extraction requires destruction
-Mice treated for Parkinson’s
brain tumors (20% of cases)
-ES cells stored over time shown to create chromosomal anomalies

18. What’s the Problem?
-Extraction requires destruction
-Mice treated for Parkinson’s
brain tumors (20% of cases)
-ES cells stored over time shown to create chromosomal anomalies
cancer cells

19. What’s the Problem?
-Extraction requires destruction
-Mice treated for Parkinson’s
brain tumors (20% of cases)
-ES cells stored over time shown to create chromosomal anomalies
cancer cells
-funding for ES cell research could be used elsewhere

20. Some Embryo-friendly Alternatives

21. Some Embryo-friendly Alternatives

22. Some Embryo-friendly Alternatives
-Adult stem cells

23. Some Embryo-friendly Alternatives
-Adult stem cells
-growth of human organs, leukemia,
bone/blood cancers

24. Some Embryo-friendly Alternatives
-Adult stem cells
-growth of human organs, leukemia,
bone/blood cancers
-Cord cells

25. Some Embryo-friendly Alternatives
-Adult stem cells
-growth of human organs, leukemia,
bone/blood cancers
-Cord cells
-used to treat genetic disorders
-Type I diabetes, brain injury, cardiovascular
repair, hearing loss, stroke

26. Some Embryo-friendly Alternatives
-Adult stem cells
-growth of human organs, leukemia,
bone/blood cancers
-Cord cells
-used to treat genetic disorders
-Type I diabetes, brain injury, cardiovascular
repair, hearing loss, stroke

27. Some Embryo-friendly Alternatives
-Adult stem cells
-growth of human organs, leukemia,
bone/blood cancers
-Cord cells
-used to treat genetic disorders
-Type I diabetes, brain injury, cardiovascular
repair, hearing loss, stroke

28. Some Embryo-friendly Alternatives
-Adult stem cells
-growth of human organs, leukemia,
bone/blood cancers
-Cord cells
-used to treat genetic disorders
-Type I diabetes, brain injury, cardiovascular
repair, hearing loss, stroke

29. Some Embryo-friendly Alternatives
-Adult stem cells
-growth of human organs, leukemia,
bone/blood cancers
-Cord cells
-used to treat genetic disorders
-Type I diabetes, brain injury, cardiovascular
repair, hearing loss, stroke
Less controversial

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