Monday, March 31, 2008
Introduction
What is Stem Cell? Aims and Objectives of this web site. A-Z of stem cell.
Surveys
The survey findings and implications. What does the future holds for us.
Impacts
The impacts of stem cell on science, human, social, economic and political front
References and Links
Other useful links and web sites online
Interviews
Interviews with prominent scientists including Nobel Laureate Professor Paul Berg
Site Map
This web site is best viewed with Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0+.Under screen resolution 1024 x 768 .Stem Cells- Everything you need to know by DMND
- Scientists do not yet fully understand the signals that turn specific genes on and off to influence the differentiation of the stem cell.
- Scientists are still not able to consistently produced identical cell types from embryonic stem cells. Also a limited cell types can be produced to date.
- Immune rejection must be overcome.
- The stem cells must overcome the hurdles of producing enough well differentiated cell types, transplantation and engraftment.
- Immune rejection must be overcome
- Risk of the not so well differentiated cells developing into tumours
- Risk of viral contaminations
- They must not differentiate into inappropriate cell types or generate tumors. It is clearly essential to guard against these risks in particular of tumorgenesis.
The Other Side of The Coin
While stem cell research hold many promises, it may yield its ugly side. Are humans trying to play god? Will embryo farms be the norm in the future? Will cloning factories produce human clones one day? Many question remains unanswered.