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Stem Cell Research Persuasive Speech

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Have you ever wondered what it would be like if there was a cure for cancer? Or give a paraplegic a chance to walk? Maybe even cure alzheimer's disease? Stem cells could be the solution to conditions such as these.
You may be wondering what stems cells do, or what they even are. Stem cells are a type of reproductive cell that adopts qualities of the surrounding tissues. They then become apart of the tissue itself. Stem cell research has been critical to understanding the basic cell system and has helped us understand diseases such as cancer. Today will be addressing the benefits of stem cell research and explaining how important stem cells are to medical research.
Some people who don’t support stem cell research claim that adult stem cells …show more content…

This is not quite the case, researchers from the University of Michigan have found that stem cells are derived from a structure formed in the early development of mammals called blastocysts. The cells have only developed for about five days after fertilization. The blastocysts used for this research develop entirely in laboratory dishes in fertility clinics and are never used in human fertilization. The embryos are about the size of 100 cells (which is about the size of the period at the end of a sentence). During the primitive embryonic stage, the cells lack a nervous system, heart, limbs, and any type of tissue. "Stem Cell Research." University of …show more content…

Researchers speculate that stem cells can even be used to regenerate and cure damaged and infected brain cells. Disorders such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease It is also speculated that the use of stem cells would be able to treat damaged or severed spinal cords. Finally, researchers believe that continued research of stem cells would eventually reveal the cause of autism and schizophrenia. Conditions such as these impact the lives of everyday people

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