Therapeutic Cloning And Its Controversy

Unlike some movies, cloning in real life doesn’t produce a full grown exact replica of someone. A type of cloning that occurs naturally is when identical twins are born (“What Is Cloning?”). Somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) is a type of cloning that has to be done in a lab. In SCNT they take the nucleolus out of an egg cell, replace it with the nucleolus of a somatic cell (body cell with two complete sets of chromosomes), and make the egg cell divide into a blastocyst (“What Is Cloning?”).

Therapeutic cloning, what is it? Some might think it involves the cloning of a human being. In actuality, it refers to the removal of a nucleus, which contains the genetic material, from virtually any cell of the body and its transfer by injection into an egg (acquired from female) that is not fertilized and from which the nucleus has been removed. Therapeutic cloning can also be referred to somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT). To perform SCNT researchers extract the nucleus from the egg, the nucleus stores all the genetic information for any living subject. Then researches take a somatic cell, which is any type of cell that is not a gamete, and extract its nucleus from the cell.

It seems to be as if cloning is the new topic society can not stop talking about. Some people do not know what it is or they confuse the difference between the different type of cloning. There are two types of cloning therapeutic and reproductive cloning and there is a big difference between the both. Reproductive cloning is cloning a whole new organism while therapeutic cloning focuses on cloning an organ such as a heart, a kidney, a liver, and so on. Cloning of a body part is extremely helpful and essential to the survival of the human race. Cloning body parts also known as therapeutic cloning is the key to live a longer happy life because this procedure creates vital organs that can help people from suffering, it prevents other diseases, and it is much safer than reproductive cloning.

Genetic cloning is one of the most controversial topics of all time. People, specifically scientists, are constantly searching for ways to improve the quality of human life. As a result, they began genetically engineering animals and are currently in search of a method to genetically engineer humans as well; which is called human cloning. There are many reasons why people should not go forward with this step since genetic cloning, consequently human cloning, does not respect nature nor does it ensure diversity and survival in natural ecosystems. In addition, genetic cloning is a cruel, harsh, and an unsafe experiment.

I’m Michael Martinez I am writing this letter to talk about cloning and which on you should vote for. There are two different types of cloning there is Reproductive cloning and Therapeutic cloning. Reproductive cloning is creating organisms that are the same as the old one. It clones plants, animals, and humans. Human cloning is more in Therapeutic cloning it harvest embryonic stem cells for medical treatments. This could be used to to clone human tissue for surgical transplants.

Many advances in science continue to bring possibilities and hope to people around the world. The possibility of therapeutic cloning and embryonic stem cell research not only brings hope to people with diseases but also brings fear to many when the thought of clones walking the earth comes to mind. Therapeutic cloning is an advanced procedure also known as somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) where DNA is removed from an egg and replaced with DNA from a somatic cell. After the DNA is transferred into the egg, the egg is shocked into thinking it was fertilized and cells start to divide. The "fertilized" egg or embryo's stem cells are harvested for research to find cures for diseases and other medical answers.

The newly reconstituted entity then starts dividing. After 4-5 days in culture, embryonic stem cells can then be removed and used to create many embryonic stem cells in culture. These embryonic stem cell ‘lines’ are genetically identical to the cell from which the DNA was originally removed. Therapeutic cloning is also known as somatic cell nuclear transfer (SNCT) as the term cloning is frequently misunderstood by the general public. The word ‘cloning’ more often conjures up thoughts and beliefs about reproductive cloning.” (Fact Sheet 4 Therapeutic Cloning)

For many years there has been a large controversy over the use of cloning for therapeutic and reproductive purposes. The argument against therapeutic cloning is that creating an exact replica of one's self all for the use of harvesting its parts is considered killing another human being. However, some people are for this use so that they can survive as long as they can, and use the clones materials as a way to cure disease or heal injuries. On the other hand, reductive cloning also has two sides, for and against. People who believe that reproductive cloning is okay, want to create another version of themselves just to either have themselves as a baby or replace a loved one. But, people who are against reproductive cloning believe that it is a selfish or unreasonable act to have one birth a

Why give the money to therapeutic cloning research? Therapeutic cloning involves creating a cloned embryonic stem cells with the same DNA as the donor cells. It will help produce genetically identical copies of a biological entity.Which the stem cells for experiments aimed at creating tissues to replace injured or diseased tissues. The money should go to fund therapeutic cloning only because it will replace damaged organs, replace lost limbs and is safer than reproductive cloning.

hen people think of the word “cloning” they often have in mind frightening images of duplicates of humans in a kind of mad scientist experiment. In fact, many people were outraged when Dolly came as a result of a cloning experiment in Scotland (Brown, 2009). Therapeutic cloning, however, is completely different and does not involve the creation of a perfect copy from another human being. In therapeutic cloning, fertilization of sperm or eggs is not implanted into the uterus to create a child. Therapeutic cloning is a phase of a procedure known as somatic cell transfer (SCNT) In this procedure; scientists take a somatic cell from the nucleus of an egg (the nucleus contains genetic material) and then it is transplanted. In practical applications

Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer is the process of creating a cell, organ, or organism by using an egg cell from one donor and a body cell from another donor. It is used in therapeutic cloning, which is the creation of a healthy body cell to replace a faulty cell, allowing for patient-specific treatments. SCNT can also be used in reproductive cloning, which is used to clone full animals or possibly humans. The process of SCNT is completed by taking an egg cell from a female donor, and a body cell, any body cell, from another donor. The nucleus is removed from the egg cell, while the nucleus from the body cell is implanted into the egg cell as a replacement. The cell begins to divide, and eventually grows into a developed organism with the same

We’ve all seen the movies. A person gets in a tube. The scientist, usually equipped with crazy hair, pushes a few button and a huge flash of light occurs. Two people walk out completely identical. And of course we know movies would never lie to us. The first cloning of a mammal, while not quite the mad scientist scene expected, was still an amazing event. It was a sheep, later named Dolly. One day, in the not so distant future, we can all use these techniques to clone our dearly passed pets or even family members. Dolly was cloned in 1996 using reproductive cloning and since then many things thought unthinkable twenty years ago have been achieved.

I would support the use of therapeutic cloning in order to produce ES cells to treat diseases and injuries. Many people suffer from different types of irreversible injuries or incurable diseases. Therapeutic cloning is when the nucleus of a somatic cell is placed inside of an egg cell that does not have a nucleus. Once the cells start to divide, the stem cells are extracted from the blastocyst which is later used to grow cells and tissues that are a perfect match for the patient. This could save many lives by because needy patients would be able to get an organ that matches perfectly rather than waiting on a long donor list. If the organ is created out of the patient cell, they wouldn’t have to worry about rejection or other malfunctions from

Cloning is also included in genetic modification. There are 3 types of cloning: DNA cloning, therapeutic cloning, and reproductive cloning. Reproductive cloning can lead to animal welfare issues (Ormandy, E. H., Dale, J., & Griffin, G. (2011)). Reproductive cloning is used if the intention is to generate an animal that has the same nuclear DNA as another currently, or previously existing animal. The process used to generate this type of cloned animal is called somatic cell nuclear

Scientific experimentation has led us to many great discoveries such as: Chemotherapy, heart surgery, and bone marrow transplants. Recently scientists have discovered a new way to heal humans. This is known as cloning. Although they have yet to clone a human they have cloned sheep. Cloning has brought up a huge controversy among the American people. There are two sides to the story. Either you agree with cloning or you don’t. The only way to help make that decision is to look at the good and bad points of cloning.