- In San Francisco in 1981, at UCSF Gail Martin discovered stem cells from a mouse embryo. Today, a University of Wisconsin scientist has made Martin's techiniques for mice to humans.
- This new discovery led to great ethical controversy and led to the Bush administration in 2001 to limit funding human stem cell research. UCSF has stepped forward and raised $13 million from private funds and over 60 scientists have been researching to see the potential of stem cells. They have tested to see how treatments could be for diabetes and strokes with stem cells.
- the help of Prop. 71 has allowed a $3 billion stem cell initiative and UCSF is ready to lead the pack. They have now found a potential treatment for Parkinson's through stem cells. They also have studies that show that stem cells in bone marrow and bloodstream can give aid to the heart if it suffers a heart attack.
- The readiness of therapies and treatments regarding stem cells are years away but because of the Prop. 71, UCSF has been able to trudge forward in their research and their dreams can come true.
- This course has given me the opportunity to single out key information that relates to the main purpose of the article. I have looked at this article's purpose which is how UCSF hasled the way in stem cell research. From there I look at what UCSF has discovered and how they started off. The key conclusion is stated a tht end of the article, which was the reason why UCSF has been the leader of the pack was because of Prop. 71 that allowed them the funds to continue their research.
- UCSF
- Gail Martin
- University of Wisconsin
- Bush Administration
- Intel Corp. chairman Andy Grove
- Arnold Kriegstein
- California Prop. 71
- Susan Fisher
- Renee Reijo Pera
- Yerem Yeghiazarians
- Michael German
- This is a review article, new research development, has a topic of ethnical implacations because people believe an embryo is a living being, topic that has dealt with government/president because former Pres. Bush in 2001 did not fund stem cell research with federal money.
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In one article here, we have the opposition of stem cell research to a certain degree. People in the University of Nebraska are considering limiting stem cell research. The article also refers to the Bush administration’s policy on having up to 21 cell lines for research. The supporters of stem cell research however feel that if restrictions are in place, then researchers may feel less inclined to go the University of Nebraska for regenerative medicines. The article also claims that the university would not all for the destruction of human embryos.
In another article we have the support of stem cell research in California. The state granted $230 million to Californian universities, which is a giant step for stem cell research. This money can be used to take research to application for treatments in AIDs or cancer. This article refers back to the Prop 71 in California that allowed a 10 yr, $3 billion effort in 2004. This was used to get around the Bush administrations restrictions, which were set up in 2001. Another project that is associated with stem cell research, which was granted $20 million, was the research for stem cells to produce islet cells. These cells could produce insulin, which can help treat Type 1 diabetes. Funding has gone to Novocell, a San Diego biotechnology company and UCSF.
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In my article I have detected some bias. First off when the author wrote out that UCSF was one of 2 centers federally approved for stem cell research. The placement of this makes it seem like UCSF is superior and the fact that they do not mention the other center’s name also adds onto the bias. This same section of the article has another bias, title. It claims that UCSF sets the pace for stem cells, but what about the other center that was federally permitted to do stem cell research? Do they not get credit for their work? I think that a lack of bias is evident for a certain section of my article, which says that the prop.71 gave UCs a $3 billion funding over 10 yrs. However they should have said not only were they the premier medical research institution, but also say they were the only institution federally allowed in California.
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