In vitro fertilisation

To many people the idea of lab grown meat sounds repulsive, but with further research into the subject they may alter their opinion. It all started in 1931 when Winston Churchill proclaimed, "We shall escape the absurdity of growing a whole chicken in order to eat the breast or wing, by growing these parts separately under a suitable medium." Even though he was not a scientist and had no idea of what would go into growing meat, chemists ran with the idea and finally succeeded. The first…

The bases of this article comes from a survey conducted at The University of Queensland. The survey takes into question students from all points of view and asks them about their opinion of Vitro Meat. Vitro Meat is lab developed meat, made from animal DNA and grown artificially. Matti Rose Wilks works at the University of Queensland in the School of Psychology as a tutor, postgraduate student, and researcher. Her work gains credibility and reliability through her use of research studies to back…

Coevolution is the process by which two or more closely interacting species evolve in response to one another. Darwin is attributed with first hypothesizing coevolution in “On the Origin of Species” published in 1859; since that time, coevolution has become one of the cornerstones of modern evolutionary biology. The species that lead to the discovery of coevolution was the Angraecum Sesquipedale, a variety of orchid with a spur extending over 30cm long. When Darwin received a sample from…

Identify and discuss the ethical issues associated with In-vitro fertilisation.
Many people to do not believe that IVF is very ethical. Some religious beliefs are; as in the words of Pope Pius XII an attempt by scientists to “take the Lord’s work into their own hands.” , or that IVF is simply unnatural. Others argue that it should be encouraged for people to pursue having children, because it shouldn't be decided whether someone can or can not have children. A few ethical issues that come up…

have a connection to infertility. This connection, which I will expound on, has to do with Holmes personal experience with infertility and confronts ideas such as the struggles women have when using In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF). To begin, it is important to first understand what exactly In Vitro…

public, some of whom may erroneously believe that human embryos are grown specifically for the purposes of research; this is not the case, most embryonic stem cells used for research are donated from embryos that have been fertilised in vitro via in vitro fertilisation clinics and are no longer needed. The donors have to give their informed consent for their embryos to be used and the embryos are never taken from eggs fertilised within a woman’s body with no financial incentive being offered to…

issues, dividing not only world religions but denominations and individuals as a whole. Bioethics refers to biomedical advancements and the faith-based beliefs and practices concerning the controversial matters of; abortion, euthanasia and in vitro fertilisation (IVF). In Christianity and Judaism, similarities and contrasts of beliefs and practices regarding bioethical issues are evident through religious laws which are based on the religious scripture, jurisdictions and teachings of the Bible…

Will Turner’s syndrome be able to be mitigated in the next 10 years? DIAGNOSIS AND OCCURANCE Turner’s syndrome is a chromosomal condition which occurs in women due to an incomplete meiotic division. It results in the sex chromosome being incomplete and results in an ‘XO’ in the 23rd pair instead of the regular ‘XX’. This results in the birth of a female with Turner’s syndrome – resulting in a short stature, infertility, heart defects and learning disabilities. As Turner’s syndrome is due to an…

come to a conclusion. Embryonic stem cells come from a blastocyst. A blastocyst is formed when the egg has divided into about 100 cells during development. This usually happens at around 5 days after fertilisation. The embryos used are leftover from IVF treatment. IVF stands for in vitro fertilisation and it is used when a couple is not able to conceive a child naturally. This may be due to infertility or a genetic disorder such as Cystic Fibrosis. The procedure involves removing an egg from…

as there is no choice in which sperm will fertilise the egg when fertilised naturally and the genetic content of that sperm, which could mean a mutated allele such as CFTR could still be given to the offspring. This screening is done after the fertilisation of the egg and sperm but before it is placed in the female. This is done at this time because the embryo has all of the DNA that the offspring has and so…