.:Radio Program:. Stem Cell Research

Dr. Kirstead is the first scientist in the U.S. to start an investigation to pass embryonic stem cells into humans, by which spinal paralysis could be inverted. The process consists of injecting around 20 million stem cells into the spinal chord. These travel to the damaged area where they enclose the existing cells, enabling the nervous impulse to transmit from the brain to the rest of the body and vice versa.

Stem cells have become revolutionary in medicine, since they are capable of becoming, replacing and reproducing any cell. By these means, any disease could be treated or/and cured. Scientist already believe that syndromes like Alzheimer’s, diabetes and heart diseases can be treated without major operations or medications; just with the right doses of stem cells injected, the illness eventually improves. Furthermore, the progression of fatal diseases may be slowed down and made less severe with Dr. Kirstead’s method.

However, to acquire stem cells, embryos have to be killed. This has caused great ethical problems in between Bush’s government and scientists that are willing all for an exhaustive research on stem cells that have shown dazzling successes on experiments, and expecting so for humans. But Bush has yet not granted permission for the development of the research, maintaining federal funds banned.

In my opinion, as Dr. Kirstead says, we can bring good actions by using the stem cells of those who will be aborted anyways. We can create a better life for those who are suffering, who want to be capable of living independently of others, of useless medications.

In conclusion, federal funds should be unfrozen to allow scientist to proceed with the study of stem cells. By which, they will be able to discover the unknown consequences of injecting stem cells into humans, and also unearth their potential to cure and save us from inexistence.