We all started as an embryo. At one point, we were a small group of cells that would one day become what we are today. These cells were essential to our bodies and the development of the fetuses that we were. Put yourself in the place of an embryo. You are a small blastocyst or group of cells measuring only about 0.1 millimeters. Even though you are light and may seem insignificant, you hold all of life's opportunities. You have a soul and you are alive, because you will become a human. The possibilities are endless; you could be a surfer, an artist, a chef or whatever you want. Now imagine that you came out of your mother's womb and were killed. Then experiments are carried out on you. All potentials are now gone, and in their place is a dead fetus, poked and prodded for the "advancement of science." The embryos are tested because it “could lead to the discovery of new medical treatments” (Hug 1). Stem cell research can be beneficial, but it uses unethical procedures to become beneficial. Stem cell research destroys embryos that have moral status, sacrifices one life for another, and constitutes research that could potentially lead to even more harmful scientific advances. Stem cell research began in the 1800s. The term was first used in 1868. In 1909, a theory that blood cells originated from ancestral cells was introduced. In 1957, E. Donnall Thomas attempted a bone marrow transplant. The first successful bone marrow transplant took place in 1968. In 1981, two scientists studied mouse embryonic stem cells, the first embryonic stem cell to be isolated. Experiments with mouse embryonic stem cells continued until 1998, when the first human stem cells were experimented with. This led to the controversy over stem cell research...... middle of paper ... hands. This research could lead to clones and this could have a negative impact on the world. Despite all these drawbacks, some still argue that stem cell research is a good thing. We can find cures for people, but at the expense of new life. We are not the ones who decide who lives and who does not. Works Cited “Boston Children’s Hospital.” Boston Children's Hospital. Internet. February 3, 2014.Hug, Kristina. "Embryonic stem cell research: an ethical dilemma | European Stem Cell Hub | EuroStemCell." EuroStemCell. EuroStemCell, March 23, 2011. Web. February 3, 2014. “The New England Journal of Medicine.” Embryo ethics. Massachusetts Medical Society, July 15, 2004. Web. February 3, 2014. “Stem Cell Research.” Explorable. Internet. February 3, 2014. Watson, Stephanie and Ph.D. Craig Freudenrich. “How Stem Cells Work.” How things work. HowStuffWorks.com, November 11, 2004. Web. January 31. 2014.