"Stem Cells Made From Developing Sperm"

Key Purpose: To show the recent discoveries about stem cells that might change how all people view stem cells.

Key Ideas:

• Scientists at John Hopinks have analyzed and found the key molecular parts that occur when a stem cell changes into a specialized cell
• Many scientists believed that differentiation could be reversed but many were unsure how to do it
• With an experiment with fruit flies, scientists at John Hopkins found that using two certain proteins, they could revert the sperm cells back to stem cell
• By reducing the “Jak and STAT” proteins, scientists were able to produce more stem cells
• Scientists are eager to find out whether this change is the reversal of the process of becoming a stem cell, or some new process

Key Conclusion:

This story is really interesting to me for one certain reason: What happens next? The possibilities that could come of this discovery could be endless. The fact the humans might be able to reverse cell functions is incredible. So many diseases and viruses could be cured. Also even aging could be “cured” as well. Also with these possibilities, stem cell research could be stretched to new lengths. These opportunities would arise for one specific reason. Many of the issues of stem cell research, abortion, would be resolved without the need for the aborted fetus. This will allow for the progress of stem cell research that could help many people. I believe that stem cell research is valuable and will be able to save lives, on the other hand, I do not advocate the killing of babies. These are my thoughts on stem cell research, and I believe it is a subject to keep working on that will help many people.

"Stem Cells Made From Developing Sperm." Science Daily: News & Articles in Science, Health, Environment & Technology. Web. 19 May 2010. .

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