Annotated Bibliography

Christian Wilson
Ms. Gold
English 103 Section 32
09 Oct. 2009
Stem Cell Research Annotated Bibliography
NIH Stem Cell Information Home Page. In Stem Cell Information [World Wide Web site].
Bethesda, MD: National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services, 2009 [cited Monday, September 28, 2009] Available at
<http://stemcells.nih.gov/index>The National Institutes of Health for the US Department of Health is the department that decides and controls all medicine and medical procedures for the country. The site above and the information therein discuss many aspects of stem cells, such as what they are, what they are used for, and addresses ethical issues. Also included is a registry of private labs already investigating embryonic stem cells, as well as upcoming and current research on stem cells. The US Department of Health provides unbiased information about stem cells, and deals with the ethical controversy surrounding human embryonic stem cell research. The National Institutes of Health is a government agency, and that therefore lends itself to being a credible source.

"AAAS Policy Brief: Stem Cell Research." AAAS-Center for Science, Technology and Congress.
21 Aug 2009. American Association for the Advancement of Science, Web. 9 Oct 2009.
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The American Association for the Advancement of Science is a non-profit organization that teaches people all over the world about science and technology for the betterment of the human race. Because they aim to advance scientific understanding, they address a number of key issues in their articles on stem cell research so that people may understand how they work. They also provide a wide range of sourced material, such as articles from experts and newsletters leading to other academic sources for reading. By giving links to other sources, thereby widening the horizon for which a person can find credible information, the AAAS is a credible source to use.

"International Society for Stem Cell Research." International Society for Stem Cell Research. 23
Sep 2009. International Society for Stem Cell Research, Web. 9 Oct 2009.
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The International Society for Stem Cell Research is a non-profit unaffiliated organization meant to educate people about stem cells and clear up any misinformation about them. Their site is devoted to providing information regarding stem cells, and as such, has their newsletter, The Pulse, provide up-to-date information regarding stem cells, all with links and citations to other experts.

"Stem Cells." The President’s Council on Bioethics. Jul 2005. The President’s Council on
Bioethics, Web. 9 Oct 2009. .
Despite being a little out of date, this website for former president Bush has a large number of scholarly and unbiased information. It in itself is only an index, but on its pages are lists of papers by doctors, scientists, and scholars with completely scientific papers. This council would advise the president on how to deal with bioethical information, and had to be well read on the subject before advising someone as important as the president, making this a good resource.

Gearhart, John. "Human Embryonic Germ Cells: June 2001 – July 2003." The President’s
Council on Bioethics John Gearhart Human Embryonic Germ Cells: June 2001 – July
2003. Jul 2003. The President’s Council on Bioethics, Web. 9 Oct 2009.
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Dr. John Gearhart wrote this paper on stem cell research in July 2003, and it has since been used by the President’s Council on Bioethics. It is heavily cited and full of very advanced concepts and meanings, which, when translated into something most people can actually understand, help them to better understand the issue. It is unbiased information about embryonic stem cells.