Stem Cells + Communication = ?

How do stem cell research and the written, oral, and visual communication thinking domain connect? Well how did you first learn about stem cells? Unless you were a scientist or researcher who first thought of the idea of using stems cells, you probably heard about it somewhere. That's communication. Without this communication there would never be any information passed along.

The way society has grown and evolved has created several new forms of communication. In the past people always depended on newspapers and radios to get their information. Now with things like the internet and televison, we can reach across the world sharing information easily.

There are various types of communication, each having their own pros and cons. Articles, books, and websites are the main forms of written communication. The difference though is that articles and books don't have to be in the electronic form. Websites though alow for more information because you don't have to worry about physical pages, you can just add another electronic page, allowing for endless customization. They can be used for many things. I've found articles about this history of stem cells, about the problems, and some that are just Q&A's.

Oral communication is great, especially for persuasive purposes. It allows views to see the speaker and their body language and gestures can help to reinforce their points. It also has the benfit over written communication that you get the tone and emotion of the speaker. two people can read the same thing and come out with two completely different views on how to interpret it. The main forms of this communication are speeches. A great example connected to stem cells is the speech Barack Obama gave describing his efforts to reduce the restrictions on research.

Visual communication is basically an enhancement of oral or written communication. It allows for things like pictures, or charts, or graphs that help reinforce points. Television is the main visual communication form. It gives off the same messages as written and oral, just sometimes with more technology involved. You see tv pundits all the time arguing about controversial issues and one of those issues is stem cell research.

All in all, ommunication is essential to stem cell research. Without it we wouldn't be able to share ideas and gather new information. Its these new ideas and pieces of information that drive the advancement of stem cell research, without them we would be nowhere.