Adult Stem Cells Article

After reading the article, post your answers to the following questions by Friday, 10/15 at 11:59pm.

1. What are mesenchymal stem cells? Where are they found?


2. What is the significance of engineering stem cells that can grow continuously?


3. Lee’s technique still requires a donor’s stem cells, which he then manipulates to form cells that can grow indefinitely. Discuss the ethics of “manipulating” living human cells. Do you think this is a positive application of our emerging technology or a negative one?

After you have posted your thoughts, read and respond to at least one other student's post by Sunday, 10/17 at 11:59pm.