Monday, April 14, 2008

argument proposal

For my argument I will be discussing the adult and embryonic stem cells. I have researched this topic all semester and have found an endless amout of information. I did not know much about stem cells before this research and did not have a great foundation for my opinion. Now after reaearching each side of the argument of adult and embryonic stem cells I have found a scientific argument for adult stem cells. Eventhough embryonic stem cells are easier to find they have not been applied to illnesses to the extent of adult stem cells have. Most scientists have said that adult stem cells do not have the placticity of embryonic stem cells, but the stem cells from the blood or bone marrow are able to differentiate. This means that adult stem cells are able to act as all embryonic stem cells. So I would think to use bolth, but I am for adult stem cells...why? Adult stem cells unlike embryonic stem cells are less likley to be rejected from the body. For embryonic stem cells they would need antirejection drugs in a transplant situation. For these scientific observations I am for adult stem cell research.

1 comment:

phoebaleeb07 said...

this is a very interesting topic and inthink you make some good points. this will make an interesting argument