Stem Cell research is one of the most fascinating ongoing science research projects. These are the cells that produce blood during postnatal life. The nature of stem cells is such that they can be manipulated into becoming any kind of cell that you may need to regenerate for a person.

As you can imagine the potential for stem cell research is unmatched for medical treatments developed so far. It is thus easy to understand the excitement of researchers as they make breakthrough after breakthrough in the different fields related to human health. It is also easy to understand why critics are worried about researchers playing god in the laboratories.

As with anything the technology can be used for good as well as bad. In the latest experiments on gerbils there has been some good. The scientists have now generated ear cell progenitors that can help restore auditory response in the animals. While the research is still ages away from solving deafness in human beings, it is indeed a major step forward in that direction.

Imagine what the repercussions of this science project would be in the future, if every one who has lost their hearing could take this stem cell based treatment and regain auditory responses.