Stem cell research is the heart of regenerative medicine. It aims to develop new stem cell technologies such as cures for degenerative diseases, treatment for injuries and a possibility of growing body parts in laboratories for transplant purposes.
However, stem cell research has a lot of controversies, especially with the possible use of Embryonic Stem Cells. Stem cells are harvested from an embryo, thus ending its development. Moral issues arise and researchers cannot proceed with human experiments.
The use of stem cells derived from adult human tissue have actually started with bone marrow transplant, wherein hematopoietic stem cells produce new healthy blood cells in the patient’s body.
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