Vocabulary
Academic Word List
- apparently
- aspect
- eliminate
- functions
- indicates
- intensive
- investigated
- labour
- mature
- occurrence
- persists
- procedure
- section
- series
- subsequent
- technology
- transform
Other Vocabulary
- candidate
- differentiation
- fertilized
- limitless
- specialized
- undoubtedly
- versatile
- wherein
Exercise
Pre-Listening
Use the questions to begin a discussion. Try to be sure everyone in your group gives their opinion and explains why they hold that opinion before moving on to the next question. Type in your group's main ideas to use afterwards for class discussion.
- Are there any situations where you feel that medicine or medical technology has gone too far?
- Should scientists be able to do any type of research they wish in order to cure human illness? What are some examples of what you think is unacceptable?
Listening
Exercise
References
Murnaghan, I. (2014, May 4). Adult vs. Embryonic stem cells. ExploreStemCells. Retrieved from http://www.explorestemcells.co.uk/adultvsembryonicstemcells.html
National Institutes of Health. (2002). Stem Cell Basics. Retrieved from http://stemcells.nih.gov/info/basics/pages/basics1.aspx
National Institutes of Health. (2011). What are the similarities and differences between embryonic and adult stem cells? Retrieved from http://stemcells.nih.gov/info/basics/pages/basics5.aspx