tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185550832011-04-21T18:57:54.969-07:00doctexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10214479462424638021noreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18555083.post-1136543868355427692006-01-06T02:32:00.000-08:002006-01-06T02:37:48.356-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7515/1818/1600/stemcell1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7515/1818/320/stemcell1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7515/1818/1600/stem2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7515/1818/320/stem2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Before the appearance of the rudiments of the spinal cord, the future human being is but a mass of pluripotent cells -- cells that can differentiate to any cell type of the body. This mass of cells is the source of stem cells used for research. The big ethical question is: Is this mass of cells already qualify to be called a human person?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18555083-113654386835542769?l=stucktolife.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>doctexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10214479462424638021noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18555083.post-1134124008504192302005-12-09T00:44:00.000-08:002005-12-09T02:26:48.533-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7515/1818/1600/ferti%20ovum.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7515/1818/320/ferti%20ovum.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />In the process of fertilization, the genetic materials in the sperm fuses with those of the ovum reconstituting the normal cellular genetic content. From one, the fertilized ovum splits into two, then into four, then eight... At this early stage, these cells are called pluripotent cells, meaning it has the potential to be transformed into any part of the adult human body. Following our Christian Tradition, this clump of cells is afforded the status of a person in all its potentiality and therefore inviolable.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18555083-113412400850419230?l=stucktolife.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>doctexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10214479462424638021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18555083.post-1133960933229348482005-12-07T05:05:00.000-08:002005-12-07T05:08:53.243-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7515/1818/1600/pulse-Sperm.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7515/1818/320/pulse-Sperm.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Among the several millions released only one sperm fertilizes the ovum. THE POINT OF CONTACT..... THE START OF LIFE.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18555083-113396093322934848?l=stucktolife.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>doctexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10214479462424638021noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18555083.post-1130908468652395242005-11-01T21:12:00.000-08:002005-11-01T21:14:28.660-08:00this site is dedicated to those who are stuck<br />to life.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18555083-113090846865239524?l=stucktolife.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>doctexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10214479462424638021noreply@blogger.com1