"Somatic cell nuclear transfer" refers to the process which the nucleus of a somatic cell of an existing organism is transferred into an oocyte from which the nucleus has been removed" (Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs 1). ... You take an egg and remove its nucleus, which contains the DNA/genes. Then you take the DNA from an adult cell and insert it into the egg, either by fusing the adult cell with the enucleated egg, or by a sophisticated nuclear transfer. You then stimulate the reconstructed egg electrically or chemically and try to make it start to divide and become an embryo. You t...

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Cloning creates the possibility of having a twin or child carrying the exact DNA of another person. ... Cell-based therapy with the fusion of a single nucleus to an egg can treat certain diseases (Andrews, 87). ... When the transfer is made from molecules to cells, the complexity jumps exponentially because molecules can transfer into cells thousands of different ways. ... It would also provide a way safe way for homosexual couples to have children of their own containing each partners DNA. ... "One is vitro fertilization in which the sperm and egg are put together in a lab and surgicall...

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Pro-life advocates define human life as beginning at the moment of conception, while pro-choice supporters claim that once the egg and sperm are united this is just a living organism and not a human life. ... Once the sperm and egg unite, the 23 chromosomes of each are brought together to form one cell with 46 chromosomes. Once this cell with 46 chromosomes is formed, that one cell has all of the DNA, the entire genetic code that makes up a human being. Everything which constitutes a human being is in that one cell from conception on it just takes time to grow and develop. ... Science says tha...

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When the sperm meets the egg, a person begins. The person has an entirely new set of DNA than both parents and is an individual. ... That is, he can reproduce his own cells and develop them into a specific pattern of maturity and function. ...

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