http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/272284.php

In this new report researchers bring the idea that embryonic stem cells are controversial but have been some of the most promising so far. As mentioned in our presentation we brought up the idea that the use of technology could push the public acceptance of such procedure, recently a team at the University of California started cultivating SC using carbon nanotubes as scaffolds that imitate the supporting cells in which the stem cells grow in the body.

Most of class was taken up discussing our presentations with Mr. Correa, and after, while reviewing Dr. Grinnell's excerpt he sent us a while back, we decided to take a closer look into the Helsinki Code of Ethics. This set of ethics covers a range of topics on human research, and other things.

We have also decided to expand our presentation to examples of other medical practices, such as in vitro fertilization, that were at first not accepted, but later reconsidered. Stem cell research could possibly be another example of a medical procedure that is later accepted with advances in technology and a change in societies perspective.

Today we did our presentation and listened to other people present. Wednesday will be the last day of presentations. 

Today the next set of thesis presentation began, and we spent today's class listening to other presentations.

Mr. Correa went over how we needed to find judges, and finding 2 will be required before we can give them a definite date. Since mentors cannot be judges, we will have to find someone besides Dr. Grinnell. By giving them a range of dates, we can find one that will work for both of our mentors. We will begin searching for judges.

We also started a new PowerPoint for our presentation next week. Since we have new data and have condensed it, the old one will not work. We also want to change the theme as well, just to change things up.

Jesus and I both spent a while designing our college squares on the cabinet as well.

We will continue working next period, and will likely meet up over the weekend to finalize our presentation and get the timing and such down.