Multiple Perspectives
Watch these short videos of people who know something about the topic in order to get a good understanding of the various perspectives on stem cell research.
Engineering Ethics Basics
1) What responsibilities do scientists and engineers have to the public?
2) The 'Triple As' for ethical decision making.
Stem Cell Basics
3) The difference between stem cell and normal cell.
4) Technologies and therapies expected from stem cell research.
5) How stem cells are acquired.
6) Direction of stem cell differentiation.
7) Growth factors.
8) The need for a variety of stem cell lines.
9) Laws regulating human embryonic stem cell research.
Moral Issues
10) When does life begin?
11) If embryonic stem cell research is performed to enhance the life of other people, why is it immoral?
12) 1000's of unwanted embryos fertilized for IVF will die anyway- why not perform research on these?
extra) Christopher Reeve discussing the need for embryonic stem cell research.
Alternatives to Embryonic Stem Cell Research
13) Current state of adult stem cell research.
14) Proliferation and effectiveness of adult stem cells.
15) Embryonic stem cells remaining in adults.
16) Policies on adult stem cell research.
17) Differences between umbilical and adult stem cells.
18) Legal issues with umbilical cord stem cell research.
19) Stem cell therapies in use today.
20) What issues should be considered when choosing between adult and embryonic stem cell alternatives?.
21) If cells could be taken from an embryo without causing it harm, would that research be ethical?.
Other Legal Issues with Stem Cell Research
22) US stem cell regulations challenged in the courts.
23) The FDA and stem cell research.
24) International restrictions on stem cell research.
25) Patents on stem cell technologies.
26) Stem cell ownership.
Continue to #4 'Research & Revise'
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