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Stem Cell Research: Pros and Cons Stem cells are extremely important for many reasons. They are the future of medicine, they can help prevent as well as cure many diseases that were previously incurable. It is extremely important that we research more into stem cells and try to understand them better. In order to know pros and cons about stem cells, it is important that we know what they are as well as how they function. Stem cells are actually a certain kind of cell that can grow in almost any condition such as the brain, spinal cord, and other areas that cells cannot usually grow in. Imagine the possibilities. What if someone with cancer has lost too many cells due to radiation? The stem cells can replace it. What if someone gets more brain cells put in? Will it make them stronger? What if we keep replacing cells to someone there whole life? Will they live forever? This is a very serious subject that should be researched for a more thorough explanation. With all of these possibilities, we need to look at the Pros of this research. There are so many! The medicinal properties of these stem cells are absolutely phenomenal. With this technological breakthrough we can actually cure diseases such as Parkinson’s disease, Type 1 diabetes, Arthritis, several cardiovascular diseases, even HIV/AIDS and cancer! It is also possible that we can cure severe burn victims, by making new cells instead of waiting for donated ones. There are so many benefits of stem cell research. Now we must look at some cons for this topic. There are many moral issues when it comes to this topic. Some believe that the ability to control how long you live as well as curing such diseases is immoral because only god can do so. This is an extreme moral issue. What if we discover that we can live eternally on Earth? This may cripple many religions that have an afterlife.