The use of reproductive cloning as infertility treatment

Reproductive cloning could take the form of In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF). This is where fertilisation takes place outside the body. Many embryos grow in a petri-dish for 2-5 days then the best embryos are selected and implanted into the womb of the mother (Babies, 2011). This form of conception could eventually allow parents to choose certain characteristics or traits that they want their child to have or not to have. Genes could be manipulated and selected to satisfy the wants of the parents. This

Reproductive and Therapeutic Cloning New areas of science often raise questions about safety. Reflecting back on the past medical technologies invented, people have always opposed it but often benefit from it later on in life. The use of in-vitro fertilization, for instance, was once a controversial issue. Some people worried that society could discriminate against humans produced as a result of IVF and humans could spread diseases. Furthermore, its usefulness cannot be predicted because

The concept of cloning has been around since the 1800’s, although, in the field of scientists, it has slowly been evolving into a vigorously debated topic, throughout the last 3 decades. Cloning is essentially defined as the process of artificially reproducing genetically identical organisms. Scientists all around the world, through research, are still learning more about the topic, but the fascinating process officially gained awareness as a result of a 1986 experiment conducted by Ian Wilmut, scientist

Another Chance of Life Can there be another you? The answer is no, but by human cloning you can reproduce an offspring that grows into an exact genetically double of you. All of us want to prolong the lives of our loved ones and have a healthy newborn baby. Many infertility couples wanted to have a baby that is genetically theirs, not from adopting a child from a different family background. In the cloning technology, eggs or sperms would not be needed to be conceived by a person because any cell

could be produced (Cloning Fact Sheet, 1). This process is called cloning, and essentially it takes from one’s own genetic makeup to produce an exact replica. These exact replicas, known as clones, can benefit our society in many different ways; however, these benefits are not without great controversy and concerns. Proponents of cloning suggest that through cloning, humans can experience a greater quality of life with fewer health concerns including hunger and reproduction. Cloning consist of three

couples is infertile or dealing with infertility problems in developing countries, and one third to one half of these cases result from male infertility"( Ethics for gene therapy). Blood test is what is used for measuring several factors that affect infertility (Salk Study). The question becomes can theses infertile people be parents? Based on many studies infertility can now be cured by gene therapy. There are many causes for male and female to be infertile. Infertility in men is when they are unable

cell research, human cloning is yet another major controversial topic within stem cell research. When it comes to the human cloning issues, one must look at the two types of cloning. Reproductive cloning involves creating an animal that is genetically identical to a donor animal through somatic cell nuclear transfer (Hollowell). In reproductive cloning, the newly created embryo is placed back into the uterine environment where it can implant and develop. Therapeutic cloning involves the removal of

cell research, human cloning is yet another major controversial topic within stem cell research. When it comes to the human cloning issues, one must look at the two types of cloning. Reproductive cloning involves creating an animal that is genetically identical to a donor animal through somatic cell nuclear transfer (Hollowell). In reproductive cloning, the newly created embryo is placed back into the uterine environment where it can implant and develop. Therapeutic cloning involves the removal of

the world on 23 February 1997.Soon after the announcement, the media attention was diverted by the possibility of cloning a human. Although the scientists from the Roslin Institute who had made the significant breakthrough with Dolly denied the possibility of creating human clones, the idea was still wide debated about the risks and benefits of human cloning. So, what is cloning? Cloning is a process of generating a new organism by an identical genetic copy of the original donor. The DNA of the two

she was a clone after all,” (Farmer, 1). Dolly lived a relatively normal life as a sheep and lived more than half of the lifespan of an average sheep, which is about ten to twelve years. This success, with the success of other cloning experiments, including the cloning of mammals like mice, cattle, and cats; fish such as carp; and rodents like Ralph the Rat; could lead to a widespread knowledge of how to clone humans. But allegedly, animals are not the only organisms that have been cloned. “Hwang