2.4 Stem Cell Dilemmas

Question 1

-disadvanatges of using adult stem cells to treat diseases

Answer 1

-painful to extract
-fewer diseases can be treated
-can only from the type of cells as the tissue they were taken from
-possibilty of infection during extraction of stem cells

Question 2

-advanatges of using adult stem cells to treat diseases

Answer 2

-plentiful supply
-no ethical issues as person can give consent
-safer method as it is well tested

Question 3

-advatantges of using embryonic stem cells

Answer 3

-have the potential to develop into any type of cell/tissue
-cells can become any cell type
-used to treat human diseases
-painless

Question 4

-disadvantges of using embryonic stem cells to treat diseases

Answer 4

-unethical-embryo cannot give consent
-possible harm/death of embryo