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    party DNA donor for “cytoplasmic transfer.” It was later found out that this “cytoplasmic transfer” actually gave the children extra mitochondrial DNA. Thus, the first “genetically enhanced” baby was born. The Genetic Modifying of embryos is a type of in-vitro fertilization. In-vitro fertilization works by the extraction of eggs from the mother and sperm from the father. They are fertilized in a small petri dish (hence the name “test-tube babies”), and the embryo is transferred back to the…

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    embryologist grades the embryos to determine which embryos appear healthy and would provide the patient with the best chance for a viable pregnancy that may lead to a live birth. Limits Related to Embryo Transfer To reduce the likelihood of a multiples pregnancy there are limits placed on the number of embryos a physician transfers into a patient’s uterus. Generally, the age of the female dictates the number of embryos transferred. Any embryos that remain following transfer are either frozen…

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    Page Title Embryo Freezing Success Story Meta Title (70 characters) Pam McNally, a Texas Fertility Center nurse, underwent IVF and embryo freezing at our Austin fertility center. Hear her success story. Meta Description Embryo Freezing Success Story - Austin Fertility Center Comments Live Date (AMY) URL (AMY) Embryo Freezing Success Story Making dreams come true with vitro fertilization (IVF) and embryo freezing Pam McNally, a Texas Fertility Center nurse, dreamed of a family but she and…

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    GENETIC TRANSFER MANIPULATION Humans have been manipulating the natural genetic transfer of animals and plants for a long time. Cloning and selective breeding are well known examples of genetic transfer manipulation. This report will focus on these two manipulations, and the implications they can have on the individuals, and the populations too. In order to show why genetic transfer manipulations are used, and to see the implications of it, the cases of “Dolly” the cloned sheep, and domesticated…

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    overpopulating the world or malpractice. The first demonstration of cloning was in 1885. The first cloning of a human embryonic stem cell was in 2013 (Citation 1). There are two way that cloning can happen, the first one is called Artificial Embryo Twinning. Artificial Embryo Twinning is very similar to the natural process…

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    IVF Failure

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    including fertilization failure, genetic issues with the embryo and failed implantation The first step in dealing with IVF failure is to understand what is needed for a successful IVF cycle.…

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    Tetra the monkey was a female monkey born in October 1999. Tetra is a rhesus macaque and was cloned by the process of embryo splitting. Tetra was the first primate cloned. “Cloning is a cell, cell product or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.” Researchers and institution Tetra was created in the Oregon National Primate Research Centre in Portland, United States of America by a team that was led by Professor Gerald Schatten. Professor…

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    perfect child one that can be designed exactly to society’s wants or one that is naturally itself and not genetically modified? This is a large debate that has many opinions, both for and against the idea of designing embryos. In reality, there are many positives to genetically modifying embryos, which outweighs the negatives such as moral reasons. One example of a positive to this process is that it prevents a disease within the mitochondria. According to the New York Times, “Roughly 1,000 to…

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    Definition/science of genetic modification in embryos In human beings, genetic modification or engineering is the editing of genes. Genes are segments of DNA and are responsible for our physical characteristics. Genes are all heritable characteristics such as coloration, height, some intelligence factors and predisposition or immunity to particular diseases and physical and mental genetic defects. Human germline manipulation is the intentional altering of DNA in gametes, which are the sex…

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    Consequently, few number of fresh embryos for transfer and high number of cryopreserved embryos was achieved, thereby increasing the cycle cancellation rate and reduces PR per initiated cycle in fresh cycle IVF. The ccHCG trigger protocol could therefore be regarded as an ideal protocol for stimulation of POR patients that needed embryo cryopreservation either as a result of bad health conditions that would affect the embryo-implantation, or based on patient’s request for other…

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