Digital Paper Trail What are the ethical implications surrounding stem cell research?

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Keywords: stem cell (research)(ethics), abortion (research)(ethics), Henrietta Lacks, HeLa cells (controversy), pro-life, stem cell benefits/concerns, government stance on stem cells, stem cell breakthrough Sources cited in APA: Grabel, L., & Gruen, L. (2007). INTRODUCTION: ETHICS AND STEM CELL RESEARCH. Metaphilosophy, 38(2/3), 137-152. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9973.2007.00484.x o Introductory information on stem cell and basic ethical concerns o Very broad but useful to familiarize in initial research Stem cell/abortion/ethical implications: Harman, E. (2007). HOW IS THE ETHICS OF STEM CELL RESEARCH DIFFERENT FROM THE ETHICS OF ABORTION?. Metaphilosophy, 38(2/3), 207-225. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9973.2007.00489.x o Discusses both stem cell & abortion, along with ethical implication o Helps separate issues between the two and more closely analyze stem cell, which focus BOOK: Skloot, R. (2010). The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks / Rebecca Skloot. New York: Crown Publishers, c2010. o Detailed background of the life of Henrietta Lacks o Major negative ethical implications in story of HeLa O'BRIEN, J. M. (2012). THE GREAT STEM CELL DILEMMA. Fortune, 166(6), 186-195. o Government aid to stem and POV of the FDA o Mainly positive/benefits to research o Helps explain and in some ways disregards issues related to stem cell research Bhonde, R. R., Sheshadri, P., Sharma, S., & Kumar, A. (2014). Making surrogate -cells from mesenchymal stromal cells: Perspectives and future endeavors. International Journal Of Biochemistry & Cell Biology, 4690-102. doi:10.1016/j.biocel.2013.11.006 o Plans for future medicine with stem cell research o So far breakthroughs are more or hope than actuality in this study with diabetics Garcia-Ramirez, I., Ruiz-Roca, L., Martin-Lorenzo, A., Blanco, O., Garcia-Cenador, M., Garcia-Criado, F., & ... Sanchez-Garcia, I. (n.d). Genetic background affects susceptibility to tumoral stem cell reprogramming. Cell Cycle, 12(15), 2505-2509. o Influences stem cell studies have had on tumor studies

Shakour, M., Yousefi, A., Bazrafkan, l., Jouhari, Z., Taheri, S., & Omid, A. (2014). The ethical aspects of abortion in medical education. (English). Iranian Journal Of Microbiology, 6(1), 24-34. o Objective view of ethical implication behind abortion o This is translated text that approaches abortion from different cultural level, not main focus but does broaden understanding Patenting neural precursor cells obtained from human embryonic stem cells Neural Precursor Cells II. Journal Of Intellectual Property Law & Practice [serial online]. July 2013;8(7):567. Available from: Publisher Provided Full Text Searching File, Ipswich, MA. Accessed February 19, 2014. o Lawsuits/controversy associated with stem cells, demonstrates difficulty to preserve medical focus o Reference to studies in neural science MARSHALL, E. (2014). Historic Patent on Embryonic Stem Cells Faces Scrutiny. Science, 343(6169), 359. o Another lawsuit that implicates great controversy in stem cells o Supreme Court ruling (like a Roe v. Wade) Esrefoglu M. Role of stem cells in repair of liver injury: Experimental and clinical benefit of transferred stem cells on liver failure. World Journal Of Gastroenterology [serial online]. n.d.;19(40):6757-6773. Available from: Science Citation Index, Ipswich, MA. Accessed February 19, 2014. o Great benefit to stem cell for injured liver, lead in to stem cell therapy benefits o Possible future outcomes and projects