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7) Are there any examples in veterinary and human medicine of the use of stem cells for therapy?
Yes, there are. (see second tutorial task). In human medicine that have been used to treat Alzheimers disease, amongst other things. In vetty med, they have been used to treat tendon injuries.
8) What are the problems associated with the use of: a) ES cells
Sourcing is it ethical to use embryos in this way, in particular human ones? Prolife activists are concerned with the validation / usefulness that this would give to abortion. Could cause tumors.
10) What are human/animal chimeras and why have the UK government recently licensed their use in stem cell research
Chimera: a mix of cells from two species (not a hybrid, like a mule) but rather, for example, introducing human stem cells into a bovine embryo. Licensed so that they can be created but must be destroyed within 14 days. This is to avoid creation of some kind of half-human half-animal thing, while allowing the creation of useful humanoid stem cells.