Potent Biology: Stem Cells, Cloning and Regeneration

Discussion – Stem Cell Research: Policies and Ethics

Students discuss the ethics of stem cell research with the lecturers and policy specialists.

1. Introduction
2. Global view of stem cell research
3. Shouldn't the US invest in ES research for economic reasons?
4. "Scam cells"
5. The goal of stem cell research
6. Research value of ES cells
7. Stem cells from umbilical cord blood
8. ES lines before and after 2001
9. Funding and regulating important new science
10. How much does ES research cost?
11. Personal ethics affects research
12. Use of extra embryos from fertility clinics
13. Very early embryos lack nervous system
14. Stem cell research could save lives
15. Stem cells and cancer
16. Commercialization of stem cell treatments
17. Stem cells from fetuses
18. Finding political compromise

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