stem cell research yea or nay?
925179
Adult - yea\n\nEmbryonic - nay
509707
What the crap? You think someone is holding back the cure for those diseases so the government can make more money. You are an idiot! It's my prediction that when there is a cure for aids and cancer, then that's when the world will end. \n\nI do agree with you about abortion. It is wrong. So is stem cell research. It's all wrong. Bottom line.
1012455
Many people have different views on embryonic stem cell research, however, religion as a whole strongly opposes it, due to the necessity of destroying living embryos which, in essence, is a living being *(and killing them would ultimately be considered murder.)\n*last part is optional
974541
Anybody who believes in embroyonic stem cell research but doesn't want government funding for it is so full of crap its ridiculous.  Why don't you want government funding for it if you believe in it?  And medically what really gets done without federal funding give me a break.  And for those people who say its been a bust will what the heck do you expect number 1 its not getting federal money and number 2 it hasn't been studied for that long it takes time for these things to happen.  I will take the opinion of most scienists and doctors when they say that there could be huge strides made with embroyonic cell research over those idiots who listen to Rush Limbaugh and repeat after him about how embroyonic stem cell research hasn't cured anything.
809963
Here is a good website to get you started http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stem_cell_research and there are some good links there as well.  \n\nGood Luck!!!
685391
there is nothing wrong with "stem cell research", but all idiots in the media group adult stem cells, good and have proven to be effective for cures and preventative. and embrionic stem cells, bad. killing a embrio that could, and many have, been used to give people children. and all embrionic stem cells research has not had even one sucess in a single cure or preventiative medicene.
145025
Stem Cell Research. Can it really cure diseases like Diabetes? Is it worth it? What harm can come from it? There are a billion questions to be asked about it, and I bet you'll be surprised at what you find.
991356
The Christian community does not worry about stem cell research, we worry about babies being murdered to save adults.  Since it is hard to control what goes on in private labs once this activity is started, it is best to stay clear of launching into this practice.
390978
If you're asking if embryos should be created then destroyed just for experimentation, then, no.\n\nBut if you're asking if stem cell research using existing embryos and non-embryonic stem cells should be used for good instead of just destroyed, I'd vote "yes".\n\nIf you're asking if stem cell research could some day lead to return of the eugenics movement (selective breeding, euthanasia of the handicapped--that sort of thing) my answer is that it's a chance I'm willing to take.
1121552
I am 100% against it. I believe beyond a shadow of a doubt, that with all the technology that we have today there is another way than by harvesting embroyos. Whether  America would like to admit that an embryo is a living being or not, the fact still remains that it is. I am confident that God will supply us the knowledge and ability to reproduce stem cells another way.\n\n\nhttp://www.stemcellresearch.org/\n\n\nhttp://www.biblebelievers.com/AllThis.html
839521
First off, many Republicans are not against stem-cells.  They are, however, against government money paying to create new stem-cells.  They feel that the government researchers can work with the pre-existing lines.  Most Republicans support allowing private corporations to fund the research and create the lines, they just do not believe the government should be doing it.\n\nSecond, it is alleged that there many be research that will lead to breakthroughs.  However, there have been numerous other "breakthroughs" such as bone marrow research and cloning that didn't do a fraction of what was expected.
709278
i read the other posts and its strange but they totally disregard the facts !  nasal stem cells are compatible with all organs and usages, that what the newest paper released in the stem cell research fields says anyway, and the leading scientist said that embryonic was  not the only way that in the field it was the most convenient.  several of the ppl who responded just totally blew off the facts and said the nasal stem cells were for only a limited use and others supported the embryonic only because thats what they think works...neither view base on the facts. personally i think some ppl just don't want to know the truth. stem cell research is changing daily and for the person who said there is no funding they certainly don't know anything about it because millions was given last year alone in govt. grants, private companies and personal donations to this research. for once i'd like to see someone tell the truth with out bending it to fit their agenda. thanks for just pointing out the facts without being biased, i wish more ppl would do that.
773822
A stem cell is a cell that hasn't been differentiated yet.  Meaning it is not yet a skin, brain, liver, heart, muscle, etc. cell.  They are mostly found in embryos because they obviously are still developing so there is a large amount of stem cells there.  Adults also have stem cells in our bone marrow because that is the site of blood cell synthesis (we are constantly making new blood cells).  \nStem cell research is important in finding out how to differentiate cells into what we want.  This would be nice for making new organs for transplants or even new skin for grafts.  I'm not sure if we can use the stem cells from adults or not, but as far as i know, in the US we are not allowed to use new stem cells for research, only the ones we already have. \nIn my opinion, since there are abortions already being performed (no matter what your opinion of it, it's being done) , instead of just wasting the embryo/fetus, we should at least put it to good use and use it for research to help others.
757631
Stem cells are cell in the humane body that have not yet been defined. meaning they have not developed to the point of of becoming an organized mass called tissue such as muscle tissue  or skin tissue or nerve tissue. This is important because researchers are investigating ways to coax stem cells into developing  into specific types of tissue  within the body  to aid in the cure of injuries and disease. For example if someones spinal cord was cut and you could get stem cells to develop into spinal cord tissue to repair the damage . this has actually been demonstrated in mice. now this is somewhat of an oversimplification but you get the idea.\n\nNow as stated by previous answers there are 2 types of stem cells Adult and Embryonic. The controversy is over the use of Embryonic stem cells. there are several ethical debates that arise from embryonic stem cells..\n1.Obviously by their nature they are derived from embryos or fertilized eggs. Now those believing that life begins at inception (such as myself) think that is destruction of viable life and object on these grounds.. Others say there are thousands of embryos created for in-vitro fertilization and many go unused and likely will never be implanted so why not get some good from them. To better illustrate my position let me paint a slightly different picture. Let say one person had a unique  immune system that created antibodies that would attack and destroy all types of cancer.. Obviously these cells would be useful to curing those afflicted. Now would it be ethical to pass a law requiring that individual to donate blood and tissue against his will so that thousands could be cured. Worse yet would it be ethical to require that individual to submit cells for cloning  so even more could be cured. this brings us to the second Issue\n2. The second way to to get embryonic stem cells is by cloning and harvesting the stem cells before the embryo develops into  a fetus. The moral and ethical implications here are obvious. you might call this the production line approach and the very idea is intolerable to many people.\n3. Lastly, Once use of embryonic stem cell is deemed acceptable would it be legal to sell ones eggs much like people sell plasma today.Currently there is no prohibition on the practice  and it would likely be used. Realizing that the female body produces a finite supply of eggs determined at birth the use of financial incentives to induce women likely poor woman to donate raises it's own ethical questions \n\nCurrently federal funding for embryonic stem cell research on new embryo's is banned. the government has made an exception for a few strains of cells that were developed prior to the funding ban. This ban is not on research but on federal funding the private sector as well as state funding wholly with state dollars is still legal\nAs far as Adult stem cell research goes there are no restrictions I know of\nSo there you have the debate in a nutshell as for yourself you have to decide on your own ethics. I have tried to give as unbiased a coverage as I can detailing the pertinent facts.
374875
For embyronic stem cell:\nit will provide many cures for possibly many diseases and conditions such as diabetes and paralysis, it has proven to be effective so far and can better the lives of many, it is the cutting edge of modern medicine\n\nAgainst:\nThere are other methods of stem cell research using adult stem cells that won't use embryos at all, many believe that killing the embryos just for their stem cells is not moral, the eventual result of stem cell research could be overcrowding due to increased life span for many and/or cloning which is an issue that is also very controversial
971448
I agree that stem cells hold the answers to many different diseases. I do not see anything wrong with using embryos.\nHere is the problem, not all groups can agree to this due to religious reasons. \nSome believe a child is a child at conception, others believe in the 2nd trimester. Its very complicated and unfortunate. I believe that the embryos that will not grow (there are many) should be used for research. That way maybe both groups will be ok.\nI also believe that people should not put other people down for their beliefs. I understand from both sides.
161491
stem cell research\nalot is in the paper and online news