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Section III

Projects or Assignments for the Program. These projects or assignments could be distributed among participants for them to expand on the answers in the discussion section by further review of the video.

I. The development of stem cell therapies (medicine, cure, and care)

Explain some of the expectations for medical therapies being developed from adult and embryonic stem cells.
Explain the ethical dilemma that arises by developing medical therapies from embryonic stem cells.

II. The development of stem cell research (science and technology)

Explain some of the research circumstances that led to human embryonic stem cells being isolated and cultivated.
Explain the importance of the so-called plasticity of embryonic stem cells.

III. The developing human embryo: policy implications for embryonic stem cell research.

Explain the stance on human life that opposes embryonic stem cell research.
Explain the stance on human life that supports embryonic stem cell research.

IV. The alleviation of human suffering and respect for human nature

Provide some examples of hope from stem cell research and potential therapies for patients suffering with crippling diseases.
Explain the tension between alleviating human suffering and respecting human nature in using potential embryonic stem cell therapies.

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