Stem cell research has the potential to cure many of humanities diseases and injuries of today. By replicating the more than 200 tissues in the human body scientist could replace damaged cells or provide the body with cells that it has been deprived of in order to combat a disease. Although stem cells seem to be the future cure to our medical problems, they could also be dangerous. When stem cells are injected into the body, they grow and if it gets out of control the stem cells could become cancerous. If stem cell research does succeed in the future, it could replace surgeries and drugs. And stem cells would bring an end to many medical problems such as diabetes, Alzheimers, macular degeneration and spinal injuries.
I thought this article could have elaborated more on how stem cells are made and the possible dangers of stem cell. Also the title of this article talks about a cure for Alzheimer’s, however the article focuses on a patient with macular degeneration.
Park, Alice. “Stem Cell Miracle? New Therapies May Cure Chronic Conditions like Alzheimer's.” Time Magazine.(June 25 2011) October 10, 2011.
Liam Sapon
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the article summary that Ned wrote. I particularly enjoyed how he shows the specifics of the stem cell treatment against Alzheimer’s disease. Ned wrote that the stem cells replace the tissue in the body, to help the body heal itself. Another thing I enjoyed about Ned’s summary was that he included the uses for stem cells. He says that stem cells have been tested on people with other problems like macular degeneration. A third and final thing that I enjoyed about the summary was he showed that the treatment has negative effects as well. The article states that if stem cell production gets out of control the cells could become cancerous.
One thing I think could have been improved on in this article is that the controversy about stem cells wasn’t discussed in detail. The controversy probably wasn’t mentioned in the article very much, but I think it would have been good to add one line in about its details. A second thing I thought could have been improved on in the article was that Ned tells us that the article talks about a person with macular degeneration, but doesn’t share with us about what happened with that particular patient.
Something in this article summary that caught my eye was that stem cells could cure diseases that people are trying to raise money for, like diabetes and others. Wouldn’t it be smarter for people to invest in stem-cell research and find out if it could cure diabetes, macular degeneration, and possibly Alzheimer’s? I think that would be a more simplistic decision and could help more people than we are right now.
I thought Ned did a very good job in summarizing the article. He brought across all the main points in a very clear and concise way. I also liked the way he went into detail about describing the different diseases that these stem cells would be able to help. I agree with Ned on how the article should have talked more about Alzheimer's, since it seemed like this should have been the focus of the article.
ReplyDeleteI think Ned could have gone into a little more detail about how the stem cells actually work. Although I am interested in many of the main points he brought up, I would have liked him to talk a little more about the process. I would have like it if Ned had given some some dates as to when scientists predict these processes could be ready.
I never knew that scientists had come this far in stem cell research. It is amazing how we might be able to cure such horrible diseases in the near future.