When people are asked for their opinion about stem cell research, most people are either not exactly sure what the term “stem cell” means or strongly oppose it because they misunderstand it as a research that messes up human embryos. As explained by the National Institute of Health, stem cells are “cells with the ability to divide for indefinite periods in culture and to give rise to specialized cells.” According to Center for American Process, only 65 percent of the American population approves stem cell research on embryonic stem cells; 79.4 percent of the fund for stem cell research comes from the government; 20.6 percent of the funding on stem cell were used. These statistics show that both the government and the people do not pay much attention on and did not understand the importance of stem cell research. Although people may have different opinions about stem cell research, those who disagree with stem cell research should reconsider their thoughts about it because it has potential for discovering cures to diseases, …show more content…
They say that the fund used on stem cell experiment will eventually become sunk cost and some countries won’t be able to afford the cost. What this argument fails to consider is that it’s costs decreases as this technology is being used more often (qtd in Lachmann) For example, bone marrow transplantation was expensive at the beginning. But few decades later, its procedure is cheap enough that it becomes a common treatment to diseases. (qtd in Lachmann) The same will certainly happen with other therapeutics— “be it β-interferon to treat multiple sclerosis, protease inhibitors to block HIV or monoclonal antibodies to target cancer cells.” These can expensive now because the cost of their development, testing and production has to be met, but they will become way cheaper as they treats more patients, as the manufacturing process becomes more efficient and as patents