1. By Clell, Bailey, and Jonah
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By Clell, Bailey, and Jonah

2. What are Stem Cells? Undifferentiated cells of a eukaryotic organism
Can reproduce indefinitely
Repair body and build developing organisms

3. Stem Cells

4. Potential Uses Can be induced to become needed cells
Repair old or damaged cells
Used as therapy for diseases by replacing old cells with new cells created from stem cells

5. History 1978- Stem Cells discovered in human blood
1981- first stem cell line developed from mice
1988- Embryonic stem cells developed from hamster
1995- First stem cells developed from primate
1997- Cloned a lamb from stem cells, leukemia origin found as stem cells
first human embryonic stem cell line
2000- discovered stem cell differentiation in adult liver/brain stem cells

6. Steps of Stem Cell Therapy
Fat Harvesting- a small incision is made on the patient to remove 20 oz of fat from the patient to obtain stem cells, the small incision heals naturally
Cell Processing- stem cells are separated from the extracted fat, and are prepared for reintroduction into the patient's body
Implantation- stem cells are reintroduced via iv infusion or direct injection, and are left to repair the afflicted area naturally

7. Pros Cons
Stem cells can be a way to cure many different illnesses, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson’s disease, and heart defects.
A natural way to repair the body
There are religious oppositions with one of the ways to acquire stem cells through embryos
Small chance of rejecting the cells

8. Bioethics of Stem Cells
Stem cells are almost entirely obtained ethically
However, there is a way to obtain stem cells by taking a growing fetus and “harvesting” it for the stem cells it uses in its production of organs

9. Real Life Stories
Deafness- Diane Kaljian: deafness
Sickle Cell- Adrienne Shapiro: sickle-cell-disease-2014