Sumanas Inc: Human Embryonic Stem Cells

High schoolers complete a variety of activities as they examine the ethical issues behind stem cell research and cloning. They make their own ethical decisions on both subjects.

A presentation which concentrates on the development of the blastocyst and embryo after fertilization. Topics start with the scientific names and processes at each stage and then develops into an explanation of embryonic and somatic stem...

A multi-faceted lesson immerses AP biologists into the world of the stem cell. Using PowerPoint presentations, you introduce your class to diabetes and the possibility of finding cures through stem cell research. Online animations and...

Video on cell cultures derived from human embryonic stem cells that can reproduce indefinitely and can differentiate into specialized cell types. [1:17]

Tutorial that looks at human embryonic stem cells and their potential medical applications.

A video explaining embryonic and somatic stem cells by overviewing early development of an embryo. Also discussed is the reasons why embryonic stem cell research can be controversially. [19:54]

Students use the Internet to discover information about human embryonic stem cells from the National Institutes of Health. They examine different sides of the debate to use or not to use stem cells. They can also listen to speeches given...

An overview of the early development of a zygote to an embryo. Understand embryonic and somatic stem cells. [19:55]

An overview of early development of a zygote to an embryo. Embryonic and somatic stem cells. [19:55]

Even today's stem cells have a history—and it's more than 30 years old! Learn how stem cell lines grow in a lab. Observe the various experiments completed to determine how cells grow in human embryos.