Stem Cells Have the Remarkable Potential to Develop Into Many Different Cell Types in the Body

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1. Without researching the questions answer the following.

1. What are stem cells?

1. What are the different types?

1. How might they be used by the medical community?

1. How do you feel about stem cell research?

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1. Introduction
2. What are stem cells and why are they important?

1. Identify the two types of (possible) cell-based therapies to treat disease.

1. Discuss the use of Stem Cells for the Future Treatmentof Parkinson's disease.

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1. What are the unique properties of all stem cells?
2. What are the THREE unique properties of stem cells?

1. Why can embryonic stem cells proliferate for a year or more in the laboratory without differentiating, but most adult stem cells cannot.

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1. What are embryonic stemcells?
2. What are human embryonic stem cells?

1. What are the three classes of stem cells? NOT (Embryonic, Fetal, Umbilical, Adult)

1. Where do stem cells come from?

1. Why do scientists want to use stem cell lines?

1. Why do scientists want to use stem cell lines?

1. Have human embryonic stem cells been used successfully to treat any human diseases yet?

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1. What are adult stem cells?
2. Describe what adult stem cells are.

1. Where are adult stem cells found and what do they normally do?

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1. What are the similarities and differences between embryonic and adult stem cells?

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1. What are the potential uses of human stem cells and the obstacles that must be overcome before these potential uses will be realized?

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7. What will be the best type of stem cell to use for therapy and what are researcher’s biggest obstacles?

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What classes of stem cells are there?

Where do stem cells come from?

Why do scientists want to use stem cell lines?

Healthcare Questions

Why are doctors and scientists so excited about human embryonic stem cells?

Have human embryonic stem cells been used successfully to treat any human diseases yet?

What will be the best type of stem cell to use for therapy?

I have Parkinson's Disease. Is there a clinical trial that I can participate in that uses stem cell as therapy?

Where can I donate umbilical cord stem cells?

Research and Policy Questions

Which research is best to pursue?

Why not use adult stem cells instead of usinghuman embryonic stem cells in research?

What are the NIH Guidelines on the utilization of stem cells derived from human fetal tissue (embryonic germ cells)?

May individual states pass laws to permit human embryonic stem cell research?

Where can I find information about patents obtained for stem cells?