Draft of Genre Analysis for commentary

The three popular websites I found about public opinions on stem cell research had many different views on the subject. One website was for diabetics and although a lot of people suffer from diabetes and embryonic stem cell research could help find a cure and more useful treatments, most people on that site said they were still against embryonic research. As always, there were some people for it because it could be "for a greater good" and help many people who are suffering. The website offered examples and data of how stem cell research could help better diabetes ailments. On another website I found, a few people mentioned it was a religious decision for them to be against embryonic stem cell research and others had no problem with stem cell research in general as long as humans weren't harmed. All three sites included data and facts from news reports as evidence but I don't think all the facts about stem cell research are made known to the public. The media tends to focus on topics that will arouse people and get them talking and that can lead to people being misguided about something. They might only hear one side of it.

The websites had a more casual tone than the professional articles did. The articles had a lot more information and background on their subjects. In one of the articles that was about stem cell research in China, it talked mostly about how China is one of the most liberal countries about using embryos for research. It went into more detail than the websites did and mentioned how other countries don't agree with them doing research on human embryos. The other website I found talked about how research to control stem cells in the body is being done. There are many different uses for stem cells and each use requires a different way to control and manipulate the cells.

Some of the popular misunderstandings about stem cell research have to do with how people hear about stem cell research and how only parts of research are reported to the public. A lot of people think stem cell research is unethical because of some of the research conducted and the uses for stem cells. People think it goes against nature and religion because of how you can alter the human body with stem cells. But not all the uses for stem cells is made known as well as how the research is being done. There are a lot of dead ends in the world of stem cell research and people see that as a waste of time and money. Although there are scientific journals that report many findings in stem cell research, that information isn't easily available to the public. News media outlets report certain "big" findings but, agian, don't tell the whole story.