https://padlet.com/paulee/nalsdabhjq7w topics en-us 2019-11-01 04:02:43 UTC 2025-12-06 16:20:09 UTC hello@padlet.com paulee https://padlet.com/paulee/nalsdabhjq7w/wish/405304631 https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/health-and-human-body/human-body/stem-cell-divide/#close.

This article is is split into three sections. First they talk about what stem cells are and how stem cells are helping save some people. Secondly the article talks about in what fields stem cell research takes place in and the limits governments put on how much each country can test stem cells. For example it talks about how in the U.S there are much more regulations to do with stem cells vs China or Korea. Lastly the article talks about how stem cells are currently being researched. It gives specific examples on how two scientists are using stem cells in there work to help or try to cure people. In my opinion this source is somewhat neutral in its view but may be leaning slightly toward pro stem cell research. I think the position of the article is influenced a bit because it is on a scientific news site and these tend to have a more biased views towards non conservative or "less ethical views".]]> 2019-11-01 04:12:27 UTC https://padlet.com/paulee/nalsdabhjq7w/wish/405304631 paulee https://padlet.com/paulee/nalsdabhjq7w/wish/407906906 https://www.researchamerica.org/advocacy-action/issues-researchamerica-advocates/stem-cell-research/stem-cell-research-faqs#differences

This article is divided into sections that answer many different questions about stem cells. Some of the main questions answered in this article were the differences between certain types of stem cells, should people continue to research about stem cells, and have there been any successful application of stem cell research. One of the main points that I found interesting about stem cells are that there were initially only two main types of stem cells. There are adult stem cells which are undifferentiated cells that only have the potential to become a limited number of specific cell types. And also embryonic stem cells which are primitive undifferentiated cells that have the potential to become a wide variety of specialized cell types. Then recently there has been an addition of induced pluripotent stem cells. These are adult cells that were previously considered to have limited numbers of cells types that have now been genetically reprogrammed to be like an embryonic stem cell and be able to have a wider variety of cell types.

]]> 2019-11-07 06:37:34 UTC https://padlet.com/paulee/nalsdabhjq7w/wish/407906906 paulee https://padlet.com/paulee/nalsdabhjq7w/wish/411006051 https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/stem-cells-secret-change

This article is summarized in two parts. The first part is about our body and why stem cell show so much potential to help humans in all kinds of fields. It specifically shows how our body is limited in some capacities like cell recreation and how stem cells could change that. The second part of the factoid is about three specific examples of how stem cells can be used in totally different ways. First, the example given is how stem cells are used to mimic diseases so scientists can improve their understanding and treat the disease better. The second example was how stem cells from eyes can be transplanted onto other eyes to replace lost cells. The last and most interesting way in my opinion that stem cells are used was an example of how cells from one part of the body can be used to help completely unrelated parts, like using nasal cells to repair spinal cord nerve cells. While I think this source is relatively unbiased it may be in favor for stem cell research because it is a scientific site.

]]> 2019-11-14 04:40:01 UTC https://padlet.com/paulee/nalsdabhjq7w/wish/411006051 paulee https://padlet.com/paulee/nalsdabhjq7w/wish/413179665 http://discovermagazine.com/2019/may/human-cloning

This article was very interesting to me. I looked it up on the sub topic of cloning and what it has to with stem cells. It turns out cloning has long been possible with animals and humans. I knew that Dolly the sheep was the first cloned animal, but I did not know that she was actually cloned with stem cells. The article gives a quick break down on how cloning is possible. First you must take skin cells from an adult animal and take an egg cell with no nucleus. Then stimulate growth by zapping it with an electrical pulse to cause the egg and cell to fuse then divide. After a few days there will be embryonic stem cells. Implant this into a mother and it will bear the child of the clone. This article also speaks about the ethics of cloning and some of the reasons behind why we do it. Right now cloning is mostly used for farm animals and getting desirable traits for agricultural purposes.

]]> 2019-11-19 05:42:19 UTC https://padlet.com/paulee/nalsdabhjq7w/wish/413179665 paulee https://padlet.com/paulee/nalsdabhjq7w/wish/419455606 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/29/science/organoids-brain-alysson-muotri.html?searchResultPosition=1
This article is about stem cells and one of their specific uses being researched and used right now. A summary of the findings in the study was at first the creation of an organelle brain derived from stem cells. This is no ordinary brain however because it is made up of skin cells induced into a brain that are actually giving off brain waves similar to premature babies. The question the scientific world is asking is if these organelle brains will ever be able to self-develop and produce thoughts like a human, or develop into a conscious being. The second half of this article is about the practical uses of this brain experiment. The brains in these experiments are nurtured and created from stem cells to specifically research diseases like autism and other hereditary disease. From studying these brains scientists hope to accelerate further research by using the stem cell induced organelle brains as models easily accessible to all scientists through mass production. The growth of the brain cells can also be studied to help understand some specific diseases. 

]]> 2019-12-04 04:20:30 UTC https://padlet.com/paulee/nalsdabhjq7w/wish/419455606 paulee https://padlet.com/paulee/nalsdabhjq7w/wish/421212376 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/12/191204144855.htm
This article is about stem cells recently used to create tracheal tissues using bio printing. This is an example of some of the positive uses of stem cells that is very unique. In the same way that 3-D printers create art and plastic structures, this bio printing allows for multiple layers of muscle and tissue to be created using stem cells and bio gels to stimulate the growth of the cells. The 3-D part of this printing is what makes this a very interesting discovery. While there are more components to the process like medical imaging and polyester scaffolding, stem cells are what make this possible.  Now scientists are looking at the long term effects of the procedure to make sure the appropriate tissue formation and strengthening occurs. 

]]> 2019-12-07 20:07:21 UTC https://padlet.com/paulee/nalsdabhjq7w/wish/421212376 paulee https://padlet.com/paulee/nalsdabhjq7w/wish/421455455 http://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2019/11/omega-3-fatty-acids-health-benefit-linked-to-stem-cell-control.html
This is an example of a use of stem cells that most people probably would agree is for good.  Fat stem cells in this experiment are induced in order for researches to look at a disease affecting receptors on the cell. The fat stem cells divided in this experiment when they met the receptor, which was a solution to the problem because large fat cells are related to problems such as diabetes and inflammation. These stem cells provided a model to help understand this process more. This article is by Stanford medicine so I think it is more of a scientific journal, which I think leads to less bias.  


]]> 2019-12-09 05:57:54 UTC https://padlet.com/paulee/nalsdabhjq7w/wish/421455455 paulee https://padlet.com/paulee/nalsdabhjq7w/wish/444154679 https://ezproxy.tacomalibrary.org:2513/ps/retrieve.do?tabID=T003&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchResultsType=SingleTab&searchType=SubjectGuideForm&currentPosition=9&docId=GALE%7CA609890930&docType=Article&sort=Relevance&contentSegment=ZGPP-MOD1&prodId=ITOF&subjectParam=Q1&contentSet=GALE%7CA609890930&searchId=R4&userGroupName=tacomapl&inPS=true&displaySubject=Stem+cells&subjectAction=VIEW_SUBDIVISIONS&searchQueryId=Q1
we have talked about Lou Gehrig's disease before. One of the hard parts of ALS is that it is very hard to diagnose it. Scientists used Stem cells to mimicked the way that neurons in people with ASL would work with their proteins. (they degenerate over time). they did this experiment with normal stem cells and now they are looking forwards to doing it on stem cells from people with ALS.

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for the basics of stem cells there different kinds of stem cells for the ability of each to differentiate. the cell that can turn into the most types of cells are totipotent cells. (can even turn into  new organisms) next are pluripotent cell which can turn into many types of cells( cannot be made into new organisms) finally there are multipotents cells which can only turn into some spec

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Only 2 states in America ban embryonic stem cell research. - Michigan and South Dakota, however Michigan does allow research on adult stem cells. - embryonic stem cells are in question because in order to harvest them you must destroy the embryo. (upon further research South Dakota still does not allow research on any kind of embryos regardless of the source - Michigan does allow it now)]]> 2020-03-01 23:37:38 UTC https://padlet.com/paulee/nalsdabhjq7w/wish/452682540 paulee https://padlet.com/paulee/nalsdabhjq7w/wish/459615386 https://ezproxy.tacomalibrary.org:2513/ps/retrieve.do?tabID=T003&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchResultsType=SingleTab&searchType=BasicSearchForm&currentPosition=17&docId=GALE%7CA614987919&docType=Article&sort=Relevance&contentSegment=ZGPP-MOD1&prodId=ITOF&contentSet=GALE%7CA614987919&searchId=R1&userGroupName=tacomapl&inPS=true

this weeks factoid is on the power of stem cells in other fields besides medicine like beauty.though still in the science world this another pro to the pro-stem cell debate. Using plant biomass( which is produced by the plant stem cells in their undifferentiated state) you can apply to humans to help stop skin cell exhaustion. ]]> 2020-03-13 00:28:23 UTC https://padlet.com/paulee/nalsdabhjq7w/wish/459615386 paulee https://padlet.com/paulee/nalsdabhjq7w/wish/477428537 https://ezproxy.tacomalibrary.org:2513/ps/retrieve.do?tabID=T003&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchResultsType=SingleTab&searchType=BasicSearchForm&currentPosition=58&docId=GALE%7CA167779470&docType=Book+review&sort=Relevance&contentSegment=ZGPP-MOD1&prodId=ITOF&contentSet=GALE%7CA167779470&searchId=R4&userGroupName=tacomapl&inPS=true
stem cells are what you make of them and there are many cases of unprecedented science left. Genetic modification to make yourself perfect using stem cells takes away from the very nature of humanity. ]]> 2020-03-26 21:52:07 UTC https://padlet.com/paulee/nalsdabhjq7w/wish/477428537 paulee https://padlet.com/paulee/nalsdabhjq7w/wish/477474193 https://ezproxy.tacomalibrary.org:2513/ps/retrieve.do?tabID=T003&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchResultsType=SingleTab&searchType=BasicSearchForm&currentPosition=104&docId=GALE%7CA131326439&docType=Article&sort=Relevance&contentSegment=ZGPN&prodId=ITOF&contentSet=GALE%7CA131326439&searchId=R5&userGroupName=tacomapl&inPS=true
Stem cell harvesting is unethical and has many unethical uses like animal testing human + animal breeding(chimera) and so forth. ]]> 2020-03-26 22:39:10 UTC https://padlet.com/paulee/nalsdabhjq7w/wish/477474193 paulee https://padlet.com/paulee/nalsdabhjq7w/wish/477514778 2020-03-26 23:28:25 UTC https://padlet.com/paulee/nalsdabhjq7w/wish/477514778 paulee https://padlet.com/paulee/nalsdabhjq7w/wish/487554472 https://www.nytimes.com/1984/06/27/us/legal-rights-of-embryos.html

how embryos are defined legally this discuses the legal rights that have been established in the U.S and the rules that still apply today.


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stem cell funding

https://www.statnews.com/2020/02/06/rogue-stem-cell-clinics-better-regulation/

stem clinics in the U.S

https://www.who.int/transplantation/hsctx/en/

amount of stem cell transplants each year.

https://ipscell.com/2015/02/stemcelltreatmentcost/

stem cell  average treatment cost

https://www.webmd.com/brain/news/20190813/stem-cell-clinics-effective-or-pricey-false-hope

how many transplants each year. ]]> 2020-04-06 03:50:12 UTC https://padlet.com/paulee/nalsdabhjq7w/wish/493947808 paulee https://padlet.com/paulee/nalsdabhjq7w/wish/493951103 https://report.nih.gov/categorical_spending.aspx

stem cell funding this year. the statistics on how much money was given by the federal government to support embryonic stem cells research. ]]> 2020-04-06 03:56:03 UTC https://padlet.com/paulee/nalsdabhjq7w/wish/493951103 jarenich https://padlet.com/paulee/nalsdabhjq7w/wish/529346062 This is really pretty good stuff. I like your Works Cited.]]> 2020-04-24 21:21:18 UTC https://padlet.com/paulee/nalsdabhjq7w/wish/529346062