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If you’ve turned on the television news or surfed the Internet for political information in the past few years, you’ve probably heard something of the stem cell debate. The moral implications of harvesting embryonic stem cells are considerable indeed, and the process shouldn’t be taken lightly no matter your political persuasion. For now, you can circumvent the embryonic stem cell controversy all together.
Why not shift your focus to adult stem cells, which are already present in our bodies as we speak? These powerful cells possess the same beneficial properties of their embryonic counterparts, but they don’t need to be extracted in order to be used. Adult stem cells are largely found in bone marrow, where they lie dormant as undifferentiated cells. Given the right stimulation, they can transform into differentiated cells that aid the body in many diverse ways.
