My name is Amber Fox and recently I have been researching Embryonic Stem Cells. My colleagues have asked me to form a writing campaign for the funding and availability of Embryonic Stem Cells. My goal is to convince you to let me work with Embryonic Stem Cells for crucial work that we are doing in my lab. What are Embryonic Stem Cells? Embryonic Stem Cells are stem cells from the inner cell mass of an embryo. I want to work with these stem cells because they have many different uses and unique properties that make them great for the curing diseases or just small injuries.
Unique Properties
Embryonic Stem Cells have many unique properties that make them ideal for cell research. These stem cells are so unique because they can be used and transformed into any tissue in the body. According to http://www.medicinenet.com/, “cells taken from the embryo that might have become part of the eye can be transferred into another part of the embryo and can develope into blood, muscle, nerve, or liver cells.” Stem Cells can repair and regenerate damaged tissue. It is also said that some researchers believe that is might be possible to use stem cells to replace heart valves, reverse the effects of diabetes, or to grow new
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Embryonic Stem cells can become any cell type because they are pluripotent. Adult stem cells are limited to the types of cells they can become. Another major difference is Embryonic stem cells can be grown relatively easy in culture. In mature tissues adult stem cells are rare so obtaining these cells from adult tissue can be challenging. Adult stem cells are also more likely to have abnormalities from mutations in the DNA. Because embryonic stem cells are much “younger” than adult stem cells they do not carry these mutations. Also embryonic stem cells regenerate much quicker than adult stem