They already exist Andalusian stem cells. The Andalusian Bank of Stem Cells announced last week that it had managed to develop three specific cell lines and that they will soon be made available to the scientific community in the National Stem Cell Bank.
These cells have been developed on embryos that have been discarded for implantation and that had been frozen for more than eight years. In all cases, the parents gave their consent, so that the embryos were destined for research, since otherwise, they would end up completely discarded. These embryos could no longer be implanted, as explained by those responsible for this work.
The embryonic stem cell They are one of the most hopeful fields of current research, as they are considered to have enormous therapeutic potential in fields such as regenerative medicine by allowing damaged cells and tissues to be replaced. They are currently used for research projects in leukemia, parkinson's, diabetes or Alzheimer's.
The use of embryonic stem cell It is a subject that produces a huge controversy for ethical and religious reasons. In vitro fertilization produces an enormous amount of "surplus" embryos that will never be implanted, but that have all the characteristics of those that will be born. All the implications of its use intensely remove consciousness and result in conflicting opinions.
However, the use of cells of these embryos It is also one of the basic elements in research for the cure of very serious diseases. What do you think?
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