1. Stem Cells: A Cure at What
Cost?

2. Embryonic stem cells have given rise to
much controversy because the result is
killing a human embryo, while adult stem
cells can be used for the same purposes
without the devastating result of a
loss of life.

3.  Types of Stem Cells:
Adult stem cells: Multipotent and
pluripotent
Embryonic stem cells: Pluripotent
Pancreatic
Cells Blood
Cells
Brain
Cells
Stem Cells
And many other types of cells!

4.  Obtained from a five day old cell
 Cells are cultured in petri-dish
 Three embryonic germ layers, want the
desired inner cell mass
Inner Cell
Mass

5.  Can become cancerous unlike adult
stem cells
 Share the same protein as cancer
cells: Nucleostemin
Normal cell Cancer Cell Protein

6. Found in various adult tissues
Ex: Bone marrow
 Treats 80 different diseases
Adult
stem cell
Bone Marrow

7.  Immune system might reject the stem
cells
 Embryonic stem cells are essentially
allografts causing the immune system to
attack the cells

8. •Catholic Religion
opposes embryonic
stem cells
•Believe all life is
sacred
•Don’t oppose the use
of adult stem cells

9.  Adult stem cells help treat many different
diseases
 Stem cell therapies include regular
injections of needed cells

10. Embryonic Stem Cells
Are they worth it?

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-CHXN
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- diabetics-diabetes1 and diabetes 2
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