Using stem cells in medicine: potential benefits, risks and ethical issues
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I can describe examples of how embryonic and adult stem cells could be used in medical treatments, including potential benefits, risks and ethical issues.
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Embryonic and adult stem cells can be used in treatments to make new specialised cells to replace damaged ones.
Examples include using stem cells to treat type 1 diabetes and bone marrow transplants for leukaemia.
Transplanting stem cells into a patient has risks (e.g. immune rejection, cancer from uncontrolled division, infection).
Ethical objections to harvesting embryos as a source of embryonic stem cells.
Debating benefits versus risks and ethical issues.
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