Stem Cell Debate and Resolution
Imagine a world where organ transplants could be done without another person dying or
sacrificing an organ as a living donor. In this same world there wouldn't be a disparity between the number of the people needing organs and the number of organs available. This somewhat fantasy world exists only in the laboratories that conduct stem cell research. In 1988 the first successful use of cord blood as a source of haemopoietic stem cells for transplantation was done. This first transplantation was done to treat a boy with Fanconis anemia. Since 1988 more than 70…
