Research with embryo and adult stem cells: The birth of Regenerative Medicine

Scientific perspectives, epistemological perspectives and bioethical dilemmas

  • Orlando Mejía Rivera Universidad de Caldas (Manizales, Colombia)

Abstract

Research with stem cells is the most promising medical discovery for understanding and management of pathologies incurable so far. But besides that, it also announces the birth of regenerative medicine. This article analyses the state of the art with human embryonic and adult stem cells research, from the perspective of its revolutionary biological implications (questioning the classical embryology dogma of modern cardiology as well as the modern neurology dogma, epistemology (insufficient explanation of the mechanistic model of molecular biology) and its bioethical dilemma (moral statute of the embryo, creation of human - non - human and clinical research protocols).

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Author Biography

Orlando Mejía Rivera, Universidad de Caldas (Manizales, Colombia)

Médico, Especialista en Medicina Interna. Magíster en Filosofía con ÿnfasis en Epistemología. Profesor Titular, Departamento de Salud Pública, Programa de Medicina, Facultad de Ciencias para la Salud, Universidad de Caldas. Director del Centro de Estudios e Investigaciones Bioéticas y Epistemológicas (CEIBE). Manizales

Published
2007-12-20
How to Cite
Mejía Rivera, O. (2007). Research with embryo and adult stem cells: The birth of Regenerative Medicine: Scientific perspectives, epistemological perspectives and bioethical dilemmas. Acta Medica Colombiana, 32(4), 231-244. Retrieved from https://actamedicacolombiana.com/ojs/index.php/actamed/article/view/1810
Issue
Vol. 32 No. 4 (2007)
Section
Medical Education and Practice

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