Nacario's Digital Scrapbook

• Obama overturned former Pres. Bush's policy he signed in 2001 restricting stem cell research.
• Obama agrees with stem cell research for easing human suffering but has strict guidelines to insure that no cloning can be made possible.
• He hopes that stem cell research can cure Parkinson's, cancer and spinal cord injuries.
• Embryonic stem cells are highly valuable based on their ability to be transformed into any cell the body is in need of.
• An embryo of 4-5 says of age is extracted from its stem cell, which can go up to 30. Then the embryo is destroyed, Bush's former policy limited funding and did not allow the destruction of human embryos.
  
• Latest issue is the whether lift the ban on funding stem cell research.
• This is in correspondence with our Cell unit because of the controversy over stem cell research. We know that stem cells can be used for anything needed in the body and is very valuable. Cancer cells can be treated if stem cells are implemented.

Despite the articles age, I am surprised that stem cell research was capped by the Bush administration. I was unaware of the fact that federal funding was limited and human embryos could not be destroyed. I personally think that destroying an embryo doesn't matter if the stem cells are taken out because without the stem cells, there can be no growth for organs. I'm happy that Obama overturned Bush's policy because medical research is essential for the future, to help people in any way. With the aid of stem cells, newer treatments can be implemented to decrease recovery times, and possible cure certain diseases that plague our world.