PHI 2396 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Shinya Yamanaka, Bisulfite Sequencing, Ensoulment

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHI 2396
• Professor: Dean Lauer

Document Summary

Stem cells: stem cells, discovered in the 1960s (these cells have a lot of potential), are undifferentiated biological cells that can differentiate into specialized cells and can divide (through mitosis) to produce more stem cells. Their importance lies in their self-renewal and repair properties. Loosening the stem cell binds: stem cells are present in all our bodies from birth to death. Left over for ivf embryos: the persons for whom the embryos were created must provide free and informed consent for the unrestricted research use of any embryos created, which are no longer required for reproductive purposes. Informed consent: guiding law and policy: belmont report 4 belmont principles are important. In arts there was a ban on selling commercial material. Embryonic and non-embryonic stem cells: totipotency is the ability of a single cell to divide and produce all of the differentiated cells in an organism. Spores and zygotes are examples of totipotent cells.