In the simplest language, cloning is the process in which the DNA from some cell of a body is put by an electrical shock into a female egg cell whose DNA has been removed. Then the egg cell is implanted into a womb, and after that it grows as same as a natural baby does.1 Many scientists think human cloning is a good way for infertile couples and unmarried people to have a child of their own. ... They just need to find a suitable mother and give DNA to her. ... We can get the DNA of great people and clone them. ... Secondly, if human cloning is allowed, there would be many blackmarkets of egg...

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"To clone any animal, Navara says the first step is to take the DNA out of an egg. DNA is the part of a cell that tells it what to do. Then, scientists inject the DNA from the organism they want to clone into that egg and try to get it to divide and grow into an embryo. ... Gene therapy is currently limited because of inefficient vectors, or viruses that convey new genes into cells. A copy of a defective gene is in every cell of the body" (Hoon 1). ...

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From there, a single skin cell (somatic cell) would be removed from either, or both, parents and the nucleus from these somatic cells would then be inserted into the "empty" egg thus fertilizing an egg for development inside a womb like any other conceived egg, but without the emotionally, financially, and physically draining process of other fertility treatments with a much higher predicted success rate. ... In a lesbian couple, the DNA of one mother would be combined with an egg extracted from the other mother figure, fertilizing it and reinserting it into the womb to carry out the...

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It is recommended that the current policy in place be revised to eliminate these loopholes and rewritten to permit human cloning to take place to generate the tissue and cells needed for therapeutic development and research to take place. ... The basic technique used to clone humans and animals, somatic-cell nuclear transfer, involves the insertion of DNA from a somatic cell into an egg which has had its nucleus removed (Appendix A.2). The egg begins to divide and develop into an embryo which is implanted into the uterus of a surrogate female, where it is carried to term and delivered(Appendix...

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An unfertilized egg is then taken out of an adult ewe, and the eggs nucleus, along with its DNA, is sucked out. Thus leaving an empty egg cell that still has the cellular machinery to produce an embryo. The empty egg and the culture of the starved cells are then placed next to each other. An electronic pulse causes the egg and cells to fuse together, and a second pulse is given to start the cell division. ... Although scientists understand most of the cloning processes, how and why the DNA changes once inside the egg remains a mystery. ...

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The primary types of cells that are affected by this disease are muscle cells because XYY syndrome weakens the muscles and bones. ... In a normal cell, the nucleus contains 46 chromosomes, 23 from the egg and 23 from the sperm. In contrast, a cell infected with XYY syndrome will have 47 chromosomes in the nucleus, 23 from the egg and 24 from the sperm. ... Chromosomes are made up of two molecules: a protein and a single molecule of DNA. ... Because males with XYY syndrome have an extra chromosome containing extra DNA, there is an error in the DNA code for how the proteins should fold, and the ...

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"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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The first step in cloning a human would be to replace the haploid nucleus of the host egg with a donor's nucleus containing a full set of genes. Applying an electrical current would then jolt the host egg into beginning growth. If implanted in a surrogate mother, the egg could then continue through its nine-month gestation period. ... A lock of hair taken from a baby book could provide the DNA necessary for cloning their daughter. ... Nonetheless, Advanced Cell Technology is not affected by this ban because it is a private corporation. ...

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Researchers protected the progress by saying they wanted to use the cloned embryos to harvest stem cells, rather than to create babies. Stem cells can be used to treat an immense amount of diseases, such as: diabetes, strokes, cancer, and AIDS. ... Well cloning allows people to turn any cell into an animal. Instead of injecting DNA into an egg, you can shoot DNA into cells in a petri dish. ...

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Cloning Human Beings Can scientists create a genetic duplicate of a human with the exact same DNA as another human? ... Although, twins look alike, they differ in their thoughts, personality, fingerprints, and DNA. ... In cloning "Technicians remove the genetic material from an egg cell and replace it with DNA from a donor, then grow the embryo in a petri dish until it's ready to be implanted, by the same process routinely used in fertilization clinics."" ... This is not the only case; many families are saving the cells of their dead family members in hopes that one day that may be a...

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Well I will let you in on a secret, cloning DNA will not produce an identical person. ... The process of cloning whole organs from a single human cell is feasible. ... Approximately one in six couples have difficulties conceiving, thus cloning would be the ideal solution to a great portion of the world's population; Human embryonic stem cells that are cloned can be utilized to cure fatal diseases, assist in discovering cures, or to save a near-extinct species. ... "Is a microscopic cleaving egg, four days after fertilization, really more important that curing your father's Alzhe...

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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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