2000+and+Beyond+-+21st+Century+-+Ethics

2000 and Beyond - 21st Century - Ethics


 * Medical Ethics** is a system of moral principles that apply values and judgements to the practice of medicine. Today, medical technologies have improved greatly from the past. Today, there are more efficient ways to research medicine. This research has helped with curing diseases, keeping people alive longer, and etc. Science has played a huge role on these advancing technologies. It has allowed more research and experiments, and a larger variety of medical advancements to occur.Some modern medical technologies include stem cell research, cloning, transplants, and life support.


 * Impact of medicine of society**
 * Cures for diseases have been found.
 * Antibiotics have cured viruses.
 * People live longer.
 * People live healthier.


 * Role science plays on society**
 * Advancing technologies
 * Tracking contagious diseases
 * More efficient surgeries
 * More research is able to be done.
 * Helps problems solve

__**Facts about stem cell research, cloining, transplants, and life support**__

1. Stem cells can now be artificially grown and transformed into specialized cell types with characteristics consistent with cells of various tissues such as muscles or nerves through cell culture. 2. Highly plastic adult stem cells are routinely used in medical therapies. Stem cells can be taken from a variety of sources, including umbilical cord blood and bone marrow.
 * Stem cell research: //This trains stem cells into becoming specific cells so that those specialized cells can be used to regenerate and repair diseased or damaged tissues in people. Stem cell research may help doctors better understand how a variety of diseases condition and develop.//**

3. Cloning started when Scottish scientist and Rosilin Institute created a sheep in 1997 named Dolly. 4. In addition to low success rates, cloned animals tend to have more compromised immune function and higher rates of infection, tumor growth, and other disorders 5. There are three types of cloning technologies. They include: recombinant DNA technology or DNA cloning, reproductive cloning, and therapeutic cloning.
 * Cloning: //Cloning takes the DNA sample of one organism creating an exact replica of the organism it takes DNA from. Researchers see cloning as a possible solution to infertility problems.//**

6. In the United States, there are over 17,000 patients on the liver waiting list, but only enough donated livers to perform about 5,000 transplants per year. 7. A living donor doesn't have to be a blood relative, but must have a compatible blood type. 8. Unlike organs, most tissues, except for corneas, can be preserved and stored for up to five years.
 * Transplants: //Medical transplant// //is the moving of an organ from one body to another or from a donor site on the patient's own body. It's for the purpose of replacing the recipient's damaged or absent organ.//**

9. The phrase "life support" refers to the medications and equipment used to keep people alive in medical situations. 10. The organs and organ systems that often fail and require life support are breathing (respiratory system); heart and blood pressure (cardiovascular system); kidney (renal system); and intestines (gastrointestinal system).
 * Life Support: //Life support is any therapy used to sustain a patient's life while they are critically ill or injured.//**








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