There are amazing advances being made in stem cell research. The problem is that the government is slowing down these advances. Scientists have found the best way to get stem cells is from human embryos, but the government disagrees with this method. The president thinks it is unethical to use a human embryo that still has the potential for life. He does not oppose stem cell research as a whole, but he is in opposition to the best found method of retrieving stem cells.

At whitehouse.gov I found that the government is currently giving $250 million of the tax payers money to continue research on existing stem cell lines. These stem cell lines were created from embryos that had already been destroy

The biggest cause of the problems of opposition to the studies are caused because people don't understand what stem cell research is. The type of cells that are used are called pluripotent cells. These cells are in the inner part of the embryo and without the outer part of the embryo they cannot form human life. These cells are like a master cell in a way. Although they cannot make a human life they do have the ability to form most types of cells. What this means is that if these cells are taken at this stage they can be made into almost any type of cell that is needed. These cells are not what are called totipotent cells which are they type that would be needed for human cloning.

Another thing that could be done is getting permission from the people whose eggs are being used. They could explain that the eggs are going to be destroyed and wasted if they are not allowed to use them. This would then take away some of the ethical problems. It seems that there is a simple solution to a simple problem. If people would look at all the good that could come from the research they would understand that it would be worth it.

A possible solution to the problem could be found with some compromise. If the government would allow stem cells to be attainted by the two methods I mentioned it would greatly help the capabilities of the research. One thing the government could do is keep a close eye on the research to make sure nothing unethical is done like using embryos that are not going to be destroyed. Bush has already put into effect a Presidents council to monitor the current stem cell research. If the same method was applie

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