Publication Date: Monday, August 5, 2013
The world’s first lab-grown hamburger was cooked and eaten in London today. The burger was grown from stem cells taken from a dead cow

What is a stem cell? Properties of stem cells. Multipotent, Pluripotent, Totipotent and Unipotent Stem Cells.The Concerns and Controversy Surrounding the Use of Stem Cells.The Use of Stem Cells: Diabetes. Trachea transplant. Leukemia. The nervous system. Growing meat. Word count: 1736

Covers: President Bush limiting stem cell research to existing cell lines. What is a stem cell? The debate. Short history. Nancy Reagan.Therapeutic cloning. Word Count: 1442.

What is a stem cell? Birth of stem cell research.Stem Cell Therapies Today. Potential for Good.The Ethics of Stem Cell Research. Includes questions for discussion and definitions. Word count:1210/1513

Stem cell examples from lab. What are stem cells? Moral issue. Seeking alternatives. Potential uses. 5 short answer questions on article with answers. Word count: 1073-1242

from the Univ. of Utah

Six people at the center of ethical dilemmas. Decide for yourself how to resolve difficult conflicts and see how your opinions compare to others.

From the U.S. National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health

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