Somatic cell nuclear transfer

study, stem cell research. Stem cells are unspecialized cell found predominantly in embryos and adult body tissue that have the potential to take on the role of another cell. The discovery of human embryonic stem cells in the late 1990’s and paved a new road for regenerative medicine. The often-misconstrued stance of the Catholic Church regarding stem cell research has shined a negatively misinformed light on the Church and its followers. Stem cells are defined as “undifferentiated” cells,…

Genetic engineering, also called genetic modification is the direct manipulation of an organism’s genome using biotechnology. It is a set of technologies used to change the genetic makeup of cells, including the transfer of genes within and across species boundaries to produce improved or novel organisms. New DNA may be inserted in the host genome by first isolating and copying the genetic material of interest using molecular cloning methods to generate a DNA sequence, or by synthesizing the DNA…

identical copy of an organism has naturally occurred or been created in a laboratory (Genetics Generation, 2015). The most significant cloning example was attained in 1996, where ‘Dolly the sheep’, the first mammal clone was created by somatic cell nuclear transfer by Ian Wilmut and Keith Campbell (University of Utah, 2016). Since Dolly was cloned, several other cloning breakthroughs have been inaugurated. Although scientists are still trying to clone humans, perfectly clone farm animals for…

The story of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley addresses the quickly advancing science and technology of the world. Dr. Frankenstein is a scientist who creates things before thinking about the consequences of his creations. On July 5th, 1996, Dolly the sheep, was the first mammal to be reproductively cloned. As science and technology continue to advance everyday, we are faced with the ability to reproductively clone humans. The question is: Is it ethical? Based on animal research, cloning humans…

combining two or more strands of DNA, scientists form a new strand of DNA. Gene Transfer using Plasmids • In order to transfer one strand of DNA from one species to another, a host cell is needed. E. coli is often used as a host cell for gene transfer because it not only has circular DNA, but also a smaller ring of independent, self-replicating DNA called a plasmid. • Plasmids are removed from a cell and broken apart using a restriction endonuclease. Restriction endonucleases…

founding member of the Bioethics institute of Ghent, human cloning is the creation of a genetically identical copy of a human. The word cloning implies the somatic cell nuclear transfer, a technique that removes the genetic material of a somatic cell and places it into an oocyte that is later treated with an electric current to stimulate cell divisions. Although this technique has never been performed on humans before, animal cloning research and experiments have been taking place for more than…

HUMAN CLONING: PROS AND CONS OF REPRODUCTIVE CLONING Cloning is the process of creating identical cells, genes, organs or even organisms through asexual reproduction. It has been a common practice of mankind for a long time. It has becomes the debatable issue since it was used to clone animals around 40-50 years ago. Human cloning has created an offense toward ethical issue of human right. According to Yadav and Sharma (2011), the person who promoted human cloning must convince others and show…

“Stem cell research can revolutionize medicine, more than anything since antibiotics.” This statement was said by former president of the United States of America, Ronald Reagan. Mr. Reagan in this statement was saying that stem cells are the future of medicine and can change how the medical field may approach a problem. Stem cells are cells that have the potential to develop into different kinds of cells. Stem cells have an internal repair system. They can also replenish other cells. There are…

species of Pyrenean Ibex that went extinct in 1996. Celia, the last living bucardo was crushed by a tree. Immediately, scientists from France and Spain leapt in to collect some cells. These cells were nurtured and grown inside labs. Then, they did somatic cell nuclear transfer. They extracted the nuclei from the Bucardo cells, and implanted them into goat eggs. After implanting the 57 embryos in 41 mother goats, only one mother carried a clone of Celia to term. The scientists preformed a…

The very thought of cloning has been a very controversial ideal. Since the cloning of the sheep named Dolly on July 5, 1996, the first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell (Freudenrich, 2001). People have had great concerns about the use of cloning of larger mammals such as humans. What makes cloning of humans, so controversial that we would put a ban on cloning humans? Let’s say that you are on the waiting list for a new kidney, but you have a rare genetic makeup. The doctors tell you that it…