In vitro

Ethics of Designer Babies Designer Babies refer to children whose genes have been genetically modified for the child to come out with more desireable qualities. This can decrease the chance for the child to develop Down Syndrome, Alzheimer's, and other diseases. Designer Babies allow the parent to give the child a healthy life which ultimately benefits the child. These babies are created by first fertilizing the mother’s egg in a lab. The fertilization creates many embryos. One cell is removed…

Reproductive system helps our body to function properly such as producing an eggs,sperms and ovas.It mainly helps us produces the female egg cells necessary for reproduction, called the ova or oocytes. The reproductive system is very important part of the body system because it helps the population to reproduce, it is a very crucial factor of living.The reproductive system helps our body to produce new cells. One of the most widespread diseases of the reproductive system is known as prostate…

In M. A. Garcia’s article “Eggs for Sale”, she was very honestly details her thoughts and emotions regarding her decision to become an egg donor. Initially, she was simply motivated by money, yet she ultimately learned the gift of life that she was passing on to a couple in need. If I were to one day decide to become a parent and discovered I was physically unable to conceive, I would want someone to donate me some of their egg sperm or if that didn’t work out for me I would buy eggs for me to…

In the online article “DNA Procedure”, the author Ian Sample explains a procedure of a DNA mitochondrial transplant to help parents who have a risk of passing on genetic diseases to their children. The procedure consists of taking the nucleus from the woman’s egg, inserted it into a donor’s egg, then fertilizing it with the husband’s sperm. This is a very controversial procedure that has been discussed for many years. The procedure is a great thing when wanting to help mothers who cannot have…

The end goal for any scientist is to find a problem, discover a way to solve it, create a hypothesis, test the hypothesis, and potentially succeed and share their discovery. This leads to advances in every industry, from medical equipment to efficient energy consumption, and even the field of psychology. The purpose behind developmental science is to better understand the factors that play a role in the formation of ourselves as individuals. One great example of a trend I am sure developmental…

In a new article published in the New York Times, a study was conducted that proves that children who are born from older fathers have a higher risk of getting a mental illness, compared to their siblings. These mental illnesses include schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and autism (Carey 2014). The study was conducted in Sweden since they keep good track of their medical records. This made it easier for researchers to look at siblings and see if the age of the father had any correlation with…

I attended the science speaker series on February 27th, when Laurie Mackenzie spoke on the current scientific developments and obstacles relating to the ethics of human reproduction and IVF. She gave a brief overview of how eggs are fertilized, detailing that the lifespan of an egg after ovulation is 12-14 hours, whereas sperm can live for up to 7 days, meaning that the perfect sperm must reach the egg that wants it quite quickly, or else the egg will wither and die, resulting in nothing other…

Egg Impact Crash Test Project When first receiving this project I was not totally sure what I could use to keep my eggs safe, until I thought long and hard about various different options and finally came up with a plan. I chose to use numerous boxes, tall lysol wipe containers, rubber exercise bands, regular rubber bands and a few pieces of siding. The construction of my device was done with these objects as well as tape, a ruler, and scissors. Altogether, my project was not quite difficult…

Is the rise of new birth technologies a revolutionary way to give infertile mothers and/or fathers a way to conceive, or does it simply a new form of slavery where children are commodities of their parents? The new technologies, including surrogacy and in vetro fertilisation (IVF) treatment, aim to provide a way to have biological children or conceive when it was previously difficult or impossible to naturally. However, these new advancements raise the question of where we draw the line between…

Since the beginning of time women have struggled with infertility problems. The old theory of getting married and having a family are becoming harder to establish. A lot of women today are having a lot of issues, either from waiting too late to start a family or fertility problems. A woman’s ability to get pregnant start to decline in her mid-twenties and it gets more and more harder with time There are billions of women, even couples that are suffering from the ability to reproduce on their own…