Stem Cell Research

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Stem CellResearch

What it’s all about

Embryonic Stem Cells

Created when an egg is fertilized

Found in embryo, fetus and umbilical cord

Can develop into any kind of cell

Cannot be removed from a embryo without destroying it

Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

Reprogrammed adult cells

Most commonly skin cells

Can develop into any kind of cell

Can be extracted without any harm done to the donor

How it works

Prepping Stem Cells

Placement in patient

Development of stem cells

Researchers ofStem CellThe main players in the game

Leroy Stevens

Jackson Laboratory Bay Harbor, Maine

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Made initial discovery of stem cells in 1970

Shinya Yamanaka

Center for iPS Cell Research and Application at Kyoto University in Japan

J. Davis Gladstone Institutein San Francisco, CA

Discovered similarity between skin cells and stem cells

Reprogrammed skin cells into induced pluripotent cells using virus

Japanese government funding

Research Groups

iZumi Bio Inc, San Fransico CA

J. Davis Gladstone Institute forCardiovascular Disease, San Francisco CA

Harvard Stem Cell Institute

International Society for Stem Cell Research

The Coalition to Advance Embryonic Stem Cell Research

Impacts ofStem Cell Research

The impacts to our world

Embryonic Pros & Cons

- Destroying human embryo

- Chance of rejection

+ Natural cell creation

iPS Pros & Cons

+ iPS cells eliminate need for embryos

+ No chance for rejection

- Virus is a Carcinogen

- Inconsistent

Possible Application

Repair damaged brain cells

Repair of failing organs

Alzheimer’s Disease

Sickle-Cell Disease

Heart Disease

Diabetes

Autism

Action Proposal forStem Cell Research

What should be done

Past Action

President Bush’s stop on Embryonic Stem Cell Research funding cut

Past Action

President Obama reinstituted government funding for embryonic stem cell research

Going Forward

Needless battle

Increased efforts in iPS cells

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