2. WHAT IS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ?
Medical technology can be considered as any technology used to save
lives in individuals suffering from a wide range of conditions. In its
many forms, medical technology is already diagnosing, monitoring and
treating virtually every disease or condition that affects us.

3. STEM CELL RESEARCH
• Stem cells are biological cells, found in all multicellular organisms. They can
be divided into specialized cells, for example, muscles, blood, and brain
tissues.
• Stem cell research is a relatively new technology that takes primitive human
cells and develops them into most any of the 220 varieties of cells in the
human body, including blood cells and brain cells
• Some scientists and researchers have great hope for this research and its
ability to uncover treatments and possibly even cures for some of the worst
diseases including heart disease, diabetes, and neurodegenerative diseases
like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. Along with these hopeful possibilities, stem
cell research also gives rise to fear of human cloning and serious concerns
over the ethics of conducting scientific research on, which includes the
destruction of, human embryos.

5. DIFFERENT TYPES OF STEM CELL RESEARCH
Human stem cells primarily come from embryos or adult tissue.
• Embryonic stem cells can be created can be screated for the purpose of
stem cell research or they can be leftover from other process, such as
from in-vitro fertilization.
• Fertility treatments usually result in the creation of multiple embryos,
and since only the most viable are selected for implantation, some
embryos are not used.
• These extra embryos can be discarded, donated to others seeking
fertility assistance, preserved, or donated to research; most commonly,
leftover embryos are discarded.

6. ETHICAL ISSUES
Stem cell research brings in two major issues;
1) Human cloning
2) Whether these embryos, or pre-embryos as some refer to them, are
human life
• When it first gained popularity, researchers were concerned with the
potential for using stem cells to clone humans
• Many argue that it is not within man’s judgment to manufacture,
manipulate, or destroy human life .
• The other major ethical issue related to stem cell research involves the
ongoing debate over when life begins. Some say that life begins at
conception and that the use of humans, even immature ones, for
research purposes is unethical.
• Others says the embryos are only tiny amounts of undifferentiated
tissue and since they are already scheduled for destruction, and have
great potential benefit, they should be used to potentially help others.

7. ADVANCEMENTS IN THE MEDICAL FIELD
Bionic Limbs
• Patients will have more control over there prosthetic limbs.
• Makes the prosthetic limbs more assessable in everyday life.
• Makes patient more active and interactive in life.
• Electrodes placed on the brain and the limb being attached to the
patient

8. ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
• Many plants will be created all over the world, which will all contribute
to polluting the environment.
• Stem cell research will lead to cloning, which in turn will lead to over
population, which then leads to many other things like more houses,
more driving, which is more gas, and so on and so forth.

9. CONCLUSION
• Medical technology has been great for society. It has helped families
who cant reproduce, reproduce. Help assist people with life threatening
disease, in order to extend there life time. We have come a long way
over the years, but in the end medical technology will never be perfect,
there will other be a new discover, something we need, and a wonder
new invention. All we can do is hope for the best, and hope medical
technology continues to safe lives.

10. REFERENCES
• wiseGEEK (2012). Retrieved from http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-
stem-cell-research.htm
• Erik Sofage, (2012). Smart Bionic Limbs are Reengineering the Human.
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