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experimentation is just one more step in desensitizing people to the idea of taking human life.
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'''Stem cells''' have the remarkable potential to develop into many different cell types in the body. Serving as a sort of repair system for the body, they can theoretically divide without limit to replenish other cells as long as the person or animal is still alive. When a stem cell divides, each new cell has the potential to either remain a stem cell or become another type of cell with a more specialized function, such as a muscle cell, a red blood cell, or a brain cell.
 
'''Stem cells''' have the remarkable potential to develop into many different cell types in the body. Serving as a sort of repair system for the body, they can theoretically divide without limit to replenish other cells as long as the person or animal is still alive. When a stem cell divides, each new cell has the potential to either remain a stem cell or become another type of cell with a more specialized function, such as a muscle cell, a red blood cell, or a brain cell.
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==Controversy over human embryonic stem cell research==
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Ann Coulter wrote:
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*... experimentation is just one more step in desensitizing people to the idea of taking [[human life]]. http://www.nationalreview.com/coulter/coulter072601.shtml
    
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