Stem Cells
A website on Stem Cells created for the international competition Doors to Diplomacy. This website won an Honorable…
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Political Views
Political Views The reason that stem cell research has not been much funded in the past is because there is major controversy surrounding it. It has the same controversy as abortion. The Catholic Church is against abortion because they feel that it kills a living person and should be treated as murder… Read more
International Cooperation
International Cooperation In 2004, New Jersey passed a state budget that included $5.5 million for stem cell research, and Californians approved a $3 billion bond measure to fund research over 10 years. In 2005, Connecticut set aside $100 million, Illinois $10 million, and, in 2006, Maryland authorized… Read more
Health Advantages
Health Advantages Stem cells have helped dogs and horses through tendon, joint, and ligament problems because of their own stem cells. Stem cells have treated 1,700 dogs and 3,600 horses for these problems. The stem cells could be used to help humans with medical problems too. Scientists have learned… Read more
Different Types
Different Types Organized by Potency (Most to Least) The potency of a stem cell is the stem cell’s ability to produce different kinds of new cells. There are three categories of stem cells: totipotent, pluripotent, and multipotent from most to least able to create new cells. Totipotent stem cells can… Read more
How They Work
How They Work Stem Cells work by being combined with the cells of the necessary body part. The cells act like a code that tells the stem cells to reproduce them. Once this is done, scientists culture the stem cells as they would a normal cell. It can take years to culture enough stem cells to replace… Read more
Video
Video www.youtube.com/watch?v=ychLIAS3mhU (for the visitors that can not view the video on the site)… Read more
Contact Us
Contact To contact us, please feel free to email us stemcells.dtd@gmail.com.… Read more
Stem Cell Organizations
Stem Cell Organizations There are many stem cell organizations that are researching stem cells. The main international ones are the International Stem Cell Forum, the International Society for Stem Cell Research, and the UK Stem Cell Bank. The International Stem Cell Forum is made up of 14 funders… Read more
Representatives Letters
Summary The letter from the democratic governor states former Virginian governor, Tim Kaine. He supports the spending of state money for somatic and placental Stem cell research, but does not support the use of state money for embryonic Stem cells. On the other hand, Congressman Gerry Connolley says… Read more
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