Stem Cells
Are stem cells specialized or unspecialized?
Stem cells are unspecialized!
What is your opinion on Bone Marrow Stem Cell Transplants?
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What are the two main treatment options for cancer?
Chemotherapy and radiation therapy!
Where are the two main spots that stem cells are located in?
Bone marrow and blood stream!
What does the religion Christianity think about Bone Marrow Stem Cell Transplants?
Christianity favours it as it may destroy lives, but it helps people in the future. They respect everyone's decision!
What is Chemotherapy?
A procedure that kills abnormal cells and stops the cells from multiplying!
What is the main function of a bone marrow stem cell?
To self divide and produce/generate specialized cells that the body needs!
What does Judaism think about these transplants?
They approve the research for stem cell transplants as long as it has the potential to save lives, which it does!
What is radiation therapy?
A procedure which uses beams of radiation going through your body to kill cancer cells and slow the multiplication of abnormal cells?
What are the three ways doctors get stem cells for the transplants (name at least 2)?
Extracting them from donors, grown by scientists, and taken from other parts of the body!
What does the Islam religion think about Stem Cell Transplants?
They are against it due to its similar effects to reproductive cloning/DNA transfer!
Why is a transplant necessary after treatment?
What are the three main specialized cells a bone marrow stem cell produces?
Platelets, white blood cells, and red blood cells!
What is the general reason why people oppose Bone Marrow Stem Cells Transplant?
These transplants have similar effects on embryos to abortion!
What do cancer cells do?
Multiply abnormally and attack white blood cells!