However, with these new scientific discoveries come responsibility and new questions arise relating to moral and ethical issues. ... Even before technology increased, people were always trying to push the boundaries of human ability. ... According to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the process is not as extreme as someone might think. ... The electrical jolt seems to be a common thread between the fictional novel and scientific fact. This scientific practice has been dreamed up in many different ways and it is interesting to see how they all tie in together. ...

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Government authorities feel responsible for regulating scientific research. ... Finally, scientific research dealing with "new technology" is often seen as unnatural but we are already creating embryos and we have access to stem cells without blatant disregard for human life. ...

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The chief executive of advanced Cell Technology, Michael West announced that his company in Massachusetts had cloned the first human embryo, which started the opponents of stem cell research to move on the anti-cloning laws. ... Senators Fienstein, Kennedy, and Hatch introduced a new bill to the Senate requiring all cloners of embryos to have their research approved by the scientific and ethical advisory board. ...

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To understand the predicament of stem cell research, it is important to understand the scientific background for this type of research. ... Much of the debate is how to gain new stem cells for the scientific progression and humanitarian development, without ignoring ethical and moral issues regarding human life. ... No other technology offers such an opportunity. ...

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Stem Cell Research Science and technology are constantly evolving. Each year new discoveries are made that have a profound effect on society. With these new discoveries, we are faced with new questions about scientific and moral boundaries. What are we willing sacrifice for the possible ben...

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The purpose of this paper is to argue the benefits of stem cell research and why the federal government should help fund this new technology. ... Government officials" position, on the other hand, has a more difficult time because they are the ones who have to balance and compromise the public and scientific views. ...

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What makes stem cell research so unique is that it is a relatively new technology in today's modern world of science. ... Also, much should be learned from history; the Nazi medical war crimes, the Tuskegee experiments on African- Americans, and radiation research sponsored by the U.S. government many years ago all are examples of attempts to justify extreme violations of human beings" rights concerning scientific research based on possible medical benefit. ...

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With the latest technology and development in stem cell research; there is that hope for the cure to Alzheimer's disease. ... "While it is necessary to cite reasons (ethical, moral, and others that are grounded in logic), it is also important to keep an open mind about the bigger implications which scientific research like this can bring to humanity....

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