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Ages: 13 - 18
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Do stem cells hold the best hope for curing debilitating diseases like Tay-Sachs and diabetes? Or do the ethical questions surrounding the use of these exceptional little cells stand in the way of any potential they might have? In this video segment ...Dr. Evan Snyder, professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School, explains the basics of stem cell technology and outlines the ethical debate regarding its use. Closed captioning included. Run time 07:00.
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September 29, 2010 at 09:37 PM
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Ages: 14 - 18
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This video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW tells the story behind one of the most significant scientific breakthroughs in the past decade. Human embryonic stem cells, once thought to be the key to curing countless debilitating diseases, have spa...rked a decade-long firestorm of ethical and political debate in the United States that has greatly curtailed their use in scientific research and medical therapies. Now a revolutionary method of creating stem cells—without embryos—may pave the way to swifter progress in the effort to understand and cure diseases. Run time 05:15.
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August 14, 2010 at 12:14 PM
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Ages: 13 - 18
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This video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW tells the story behind one of the most significant scientific breakthroughs in the past decade. Human embryonic stem cells, once thought to be the key to curing countless debilitating diseases, have spa...rked a decade-long firestorm of ethical and political debate in the United States that has greatly curtailed their use in scientific research and medical therapies. Now a revolutionary method of creating stem cells—without embryos—may pave the way to swifter progress in the effort to understand and cure diseases. Closed captioning included. Run time 05:16.
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September 29, 2010 at 09:33 PM
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Ages: 7 - 18
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This is an animation that requires students to make decisions at their own pace. Great vocabulary help. Students would benefit from a word wall or a handout to help with this as well as take good notes. A very good tool for teaching about stem cell...s.
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December 23, 2010 at 11:04 PM
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Ages: 13 - 18
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Shows how a skin cell nucleus is used to make an embryonic stem cell. 3-D color animation with narration. 54 sec.
July 12, 2009 at 05:37 PM
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Ages: 14 - 18
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President Obama signed an order reversing the strict limits on human embryonic stem cell research. This is the video of his speech. President Obama addresses the controversy of scientific research on stem cells, but stresses the advances that can be ...made by science. Grades 9-12. 11:25 min.
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August 4, 2009 at 11:51 AM
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Ages: 14 - 18
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Stem cell research uses stem cells to find new avenues, and some
research is basic, while other research involves applying stem cells to
the field of medicine. Find out how stem cell research is being used for bone marrow transplants in this clip....
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April 14, 2010 at 04:36 PM
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