stem cells

Question 1

uses of stem cells

Answer 1

• treating Parkinsons-growing new brain cells
• bone and spinal injury-growing new bone cells
• organ failure-growing new organs/parts of organs

Question 2

method of making stem cells

Answer 2

• nuclei removed from egg cell
• nuclei from patient cell inserted into empty egg
• egg starts to develop into embryo
• stem cells removed from embryo
• stem cells turned into new cells

Question 3

why are stem cells controversial

Answer 3

• human embryos will be created and destroyed

- religious objections