Difference between revisions of "Embryonic stem cells"

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-'''Embryonic stem cells''' are taken from the inner part of a young embryo, also known as a [[blastocyst]].  An embryo reaches the blastocyst stage about 4-5 days after [[fertilization]].  At that point they contain about 50-150 cells.
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-Embryonic stem cells can differentiate into the three "germ layers": [[ectoderm]], [[endoderm]] and [[mesoderm]].  The 220 types of cells in humans are all based on these germ layers.  Some scientists, particularly those having pro-choice political views, claim that embryonic stem cells can differentiate better, and divide into greater numbers, than [[adult stem cells]] can.
-[[Pro-life]] conservatives consider taking stem cells from human embryos, as tantamount to [[abortion]], which they believe to be a hideous and [[evil]] practice. President Bush was pressured by [[Liberal]] [[Scientist]]s into funding stem cell research[http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2001/08/20010809-2.html].
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