Human embryos are routinely cultured by fertility clinics. If needed, these cells can then be implanted into a human uterus in an attempt to produce a successful pregnancy. Many times the remaining, unused embryos will be destroyed unless the donors agree to donate them to research. Research with embryonic stem cells is proving to provide endless benefits to the medical community, yet debate over the ethical use of embryos in such research rages on. This assignment will help to examine the costs, benefits, facts, and misconceptions of embryonic stem cell research and also to provide insight into more poorly known types of stem cells. Distinguish between therapeutic cloning, reproductive cloning, and research on human embryos. Why might one support stem cell research, but not human cloning? Recent research suggests that we can now obtain embryonic-like stem cells from placentas, amniotic fluid, and even adipose tissue. Do you think this will increase, decrease, or not change the support for stem cell research? I need 2 citations for the assignment and it is due by 5 am est. Thanks.

Human embryos are routinely cultured by fertility clinics. If needed, these cells can then be implanted into a human uterus in an attempt to produce a successful pregnancy. Many times the remaining, unused embryos will be destroyed unless the donors agree to donate them to research. Research with embryonic stem cells is proving to provide endless benefits to the medical community, yet debate over the ethical use of embryos in such research rages on. This assignment will help to examine the costs, benefits, facts, and misconceptions of embryonic stem cell research and also to provide insight into more poorly known types of stem cells. Distinguish between therapeutic cloning, reproductive cloning, and research on human embryos. Why might one support stem cell research, but not human cloning? Recent research suggests that we can now obtain embryonic-like stem cells from placentas, amniotic fluid, and even adipose tissue. Do you think this will increase, decrease, or not change the support for stem cell research? I need 2 citations for the assignment and it is due by 5 am est. Thanks.