Term
| embryo cloning- potential benefits |
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Definition
-understand and prevent miscarriages
-more effective contraceptives
-increases success rate
-twins rather than two pregnancies
-test for inherited diseases |
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Term
| embro cloning- moral issues |
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Definition
-eugenics
-value of embryo
-discrimination
mass production of:
-soldiers
workers
ruling class |
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Term
| Therapeutic cloning- potential uses |
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Definition
organ transplants
-no rejection of transplant
-no pain or risk to donor
-no waiting lists
-organs would be brand new
-lives saved |
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Term
| Therapeutic cloning- concerns |
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Definition
where get stem cells from:
foreign DNA
-embryos created in infertility treatment
-eggs mixed with donated sperm
-germ cells or organs of aborted foetuses
Perfect match
-cell nuclear transplant
-bone marrow
-'mature adult tissue cells'
-umbilical cord
embryo is a person, however created-murder
harvesting eggs is painful,costly and unreliable
is it right to use non-human eggs? |
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