Stem Cell Debate

Videos:

Abcnews video

President Bush's Speech (start at 1 min, end at 8 min 56 sec)

President Obama's Speech (end at 6 min 50 sec)

Documents:

Persuasive Outline

Opening Statement

Closing Statement

Articles:

• T1
  • http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/04/stem-cells-the-secret-to-change/
  • http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/info/stem_cell/whatarestemcells.php
  • http://stemcells.nih.gov/info/basics/basics4.asp
  • http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2009/12/01/2758415.htm
  • http://healthland.time.com/2013/05/15/first-success-in-using-human-egg-to-reprogram-cells-back-to-embryonic-state/
  • https://docs.google.com/document/d/16r0GBd7VyNITAbkxAMSOxUT5LXXJ7kzWBdkiqxDSQDk/edit?hl=en
  • http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/health/diseasesconditionsandhealthtopics/stemcells/index.html?scp=1-spot&sq=stem%20cells&st=cse
  • http://www.sciencedaily.com/articles/s/somatic_cell_nuclear_transfer.htm
  • http://www.explorestemcells.co.uk/pluripotentstemcells.html
  • (Advanced) http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/03/120322131502.htm

• T2
  • http://kids.jdrf.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.viewpage&page_id=938B773C-5004-D739-A5CFDCC492B34528
  • http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/info/stem_cell/whatarestemcells.php
  • http://www.pbs.org/wnet/innovation/episode6.html
  • http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/science/jan-june09/stemcells_04-03.html
• T3
  • http://library.thinkquest.org/04oct/00053/cl_kids.html

Videos:

• News
  • http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=6714904
  • http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/3209/04.html
  • http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/0305/03.html
• Obama's Executive Order
  • http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/video?id=7039842

• Bush On Stem Cells
  • http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=1818799n
  • http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=2957656n

Homework resources home

• http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2007/04/stem_cell_numbers.html