Stem Cells

From The New Answers DVD 3

Does Stem Cell Origin Matter?

Although ESCR is highly publicized as a possible means to put an end to many debilitating diseases, the murder of a human being is not justified. Many less popularized means have already begun treating and bringing an end to these same diseases, and without the need to destroy human life.

Ethical Stem Cell Alternative

The past decade has seen a steady stream of good news about morally sound alternatives to embryonic stem cell research. Although popular reporting often obscures the fact, unborn embryos are not the only source of human stem cells.

Adult Stem Cell Success

Adult stem cells have been used in a blindness-curing treatment described by one ophthalmologist as a “roaring success.” The procedure is another exciting success of medical therapy that uses adult stem cells. These do not require the destruction of human life, as do embryonic stem cells.

Articles About Stem Cells

• Magazine Department Article

  Is the Battle for Stem Cells Over?

  

  April 28, 2018 from Answers Magazine

  The ethical use of human stem cells controversy has cooled and almost subsided. But not for the reasons you might expect.

• Colon Grown with Adult Stem Cells

  

  Aug. 2, 2017

  Children’s Hospital researchers grew human colon organoids (simplified organs from just a few stem cells).

• Magazine Article

  Stem Cell Research—Lifesaving Alternatives

  

  Nov. 27, 2011 from Answers Magazine

  There are many promising alternatives to embryonic stem cells. Should Christians support stem cell research?

• Stem Cell Surprises

  June 4, 2011 from News to Know

  Induced pluripotent stem cells: is the glass half-full or half-empty?

• The Dilemma That Isn't

  Feb. 12, 2011 from News to Know

  Do the potential benefits of embryonic stem cell research justify the destruction of tiny, unborn human lives? Or is there a viable alternative?

• The US Government and Embryonic Stem Cell Research

  Sept. 25, 2010

  Creationists are frequently accused of ignoring “real science” in favor of their own agendas.

• Report of Stem Cells Derived from Human Skin

  July 31, 2010

  A news report touts the advantages and promise of stem cells derived from human skin.

• Adult Stem Cells in Blindness-Curing Treatment

  June 26, 2010

  Adult stem cells have been used in a blindness-curing treatment described by one ophthalmologist as a “roaring success.”

• Two Stem Cell Stories

  June 12, 2010

  Stem cell stories, times two.

• Magazine Department Article

  “Ethical” Stem Cell Crop Boosted

  April 1, 2010 from Answers Magazine

  Researchers continue to find new ways to harvest stem cells from adults without the ethical wrongs associated with harvesting embryonic stem cells.

• News on Ethical Stem Cells

  Oct. 24, 2009 from News to Know

  Research into stem cell therapies continues to find new ways to harvest the valuable cells without ethical compromises, as is shown by a new breakthrough described in Nature Methods.

• Jaw Bone Grown from Adult Stem Cells

  Oct. 17, 2009 from News to Know

  Researchers have used adult stem cells to create part of a jaw bone, marking a major milestone in stem cell research.

• What Came From Fat?

  Sept. 12, 2009 from News to Know

  As far back as 2001, creationists pointed to liposuctioned fat as a source of stem cells that didn’t require the destruction of embryonic human life. Good to see secular scientists catching on.

• This Little Piggy

  June 6, 2009 from News to Know

  Scientists are reporting more sources and ways to produce embryonic-like stem cells out of adults cells. Now the stem cell research news turns to pigs.

• Semi-Technical

  The Debate over Stem Cells

  March 11, 2009

  With federal funding for embryonic stem cell research, this ethical debate is set to escalate. But what important facts keep getting overlooked?

• Magazine Article

  Stem Cells

  

  March 9, 2009 from Answers Magazine

  Preserving life—it is extremely important in the Christian faith. But what is the biblical definition of life, and how does this definition affect stem cell research?

• Human-Animal Embryo Research Hits a Wall

  Feb. 7, 2009 from News to Know

  Experiments to produce hybrid human–animal embryos have been unsuccessful. Will that mean anything to advocates of embryonic stem cell research?

• First Successful Windpipe Transplant

  Nov. 22, 2008

  It’s a substantial victory in stem cell research—and a reminder that we don’t need to sacrifice life in pursuit of successful therapies.

• Taubman to Donate $22 Million for Embryonic Stem Cell Research

  Oct. 18, 2008

  A generous alumnus of the University of Michigan is set to fund more embryonic stem cell research. But will a state political proposal doom the research?

• Scientists Mixing Human and Animal Embryos

  April 5, 2008

  It’s no April Fools’ joke: British scientists have created embryos that combine human and bovine elements.

• Magazine Department Article

  A Breakthrough for Life

  

  April 1, 2008 from Answers Magazine

  The potential advantages of adult stem cells over embryonic stem cells have long been recognized.

• Stem Cell Breakthrough

  Nov. 21, 2007

  In breaking news, two research groups have published findings that they have been able to turn ordinary human skin cells into stem cells that behave much like embryonic stem cells (ESCs).

• Mice (Cells) to Men (Cells)

  June 9, 2007 from News to Know

  Japanese and American researchers announced a “reprogramming” technique that has rendered fetal mouse cells “indistinguishable” from embryonic stem cells.

• Amniotic Stem Cells—A New Era?

  Jan. 10, 2007

  Knowledge that these cells have the ability to transform into so many tissue types is welcome. The promise, if fulfilled, that this technology would be available without the destruction of human life is priceless.

• Questions for Robin Crossman, DVM, founder of Babytooth Technologies

  Jan. 1, 2007

  Questions for Robin Crossman of Babytooth Technologies

• Human-Cow Embryos for Stem Cell Research

  Nov. 11, 2006

  Scientists in the UK have requested permission to create embryos out of human DNA and cow eggs.

• Researchers Extract Stem Cells from Living Embryos

  Aug. 26, 2006

  Researchers have developed a new technique that allows the harvesting of embryonic stem cells without destroying the embryo.

• Feedback Article

  Poll Results—Fake or Fact?

  April 1, 2005 from Feedback

  “Your latest poll, ‘Do you support using embryonic stem cells for research?’ has shocked and amazed me!”

• Magazine Article

  Blob or Baby?

  Dec. 1, 2002, pp. 20–21

  Is a five-day-old embryo a “ball of cells” or a human being?

• Stem Cell Decision not the End of Ethical Dilemmas

  March 3, 2002

  As a scientist involved in the study of Alzheimer’s disease, I have followed with interest the debate on the use of embryonic stem cells.