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Stem Cell Article (1) When were stem cells first taken from a human embryo? 1998 at University of Wisconsin by Dr. James A. Thomson (2) Why is obtaining stem cells from a human embryo so controversial? The cells are taken from fertility clinics that are going to destroy them because the couple whose sperm and egg it was don't want the embryo any longer. Additionally there is the controversy over whether stem cells provide the opportunity for too much technological power, this is the most controversial ethics question facing stem cell research. (3) What was/is the source of human embryos for stem cell research? embryos that are going to be thrown away at fertility clinics (4) What is a stem cell? a universal cell that can transform into any type of cell within the body (220) (5) What diseases do we think we could treat with stem cells? Alzheimer's and Parkinson's (6) Dr. Thomson is in the news again because he has turned ordinary skin cells into stem cells. How did he do this? He added four genes to skin cells without using human embryo.