Stem Cell Media Response

Gathering background information

Must-do readings

1.) Stem Cell Facts from International Society of Stem Cell Research

2.) "Stem Cells - sorting the hype from the reality" from Australian Academy of Science (also includes information about ethics)

3.) Ethics of stem cell research from University of Edinburgh

4.) GTAC Ethics course - Link

Optional videos

3.) Stem cells video from GTAC

5.) Stem cells and ethics video from GTAC

For extra support (includes scaffolding template)

Mini Practice SAC

Choosing a stem cell application

Choose one of the following three articles to focus on for your media analysis

You will need to analyse the advantages, disadvantages and ethical issues associated with your chosen therapy

1.) Stem cells and skin grafts used to treat burns

2.) Stem cells used to treat damaged cornea in the eye

3.) Stem cells used to treat Type 1 Diabetes

Use this planning document to help you with gathering your research in one place

Or
You can use the 6S information collecting framework

Preparing for the Media Response

Once you have collected background information about stem cells and chosen an application, you may start constructing

Constraints

• One double sided A4 sheet, hand written or typed

• Includes references to any articles used in Harvard format

• Information written in dot point form (no full sentences). Diagrams included.