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My Gametogenesis Wiki by Alanna DeGroot

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My Gametogenesis Wiki by Alanna DeGroot 

 

Summary: 

 

     Research is now showing scientists that therapeutic cloning is a more efficient way of cloning than reproductive cloning. In reproductive cloning the embryo is implanted into the uterus for it to develop into an infant. In therapeutic cloning the embryo is is grown in culture and this helps researchers develop embryonic stem cells. These cells can then be used for treatments of genetic disorders, blood diseases, and diabetes. The issue that the recipient won't be immunocompatible with the transplanted tissues. Therapeutic cloning seems as if it would be the best option because it would eliminate the moral issue of growing an infant simply for its parts. Researchers would be able to grow the tissue needed for a specific recipient instead of waiting for a compatible donor and run the risk of rejection. This type of cloning seems like it could be applied to other areas of medicine other than just disorders. Doctors could eventually grow tissues that could help burn patients more effectively as well. 

 

Position: 

 

     I had to read the article twice truly understand it, and I am still a little confused on the process. However, I understood enough to see that there really shouldn't be a problem with therapeutic cloning. It seems as if it would be part of the path to major breakthroughs in treating several different medical issues. These include Parkinson's, burn treatment, and spinal tissue regrowth; along with the issues mentioned in my summary above. The moral issue of growing embryos for their stem cells wouldn't even come into play here because the stem cells would be used to grow tissues to help these specific issues. As I also said in my summary, it seems as if this would be a good solution to the issue of rejection. Often times when a recipient receives donor tissues their body's immune system attacks it as a foreign substance. Therefore the recipient would have to take anti-rejection medication. If they were able to use stem cells from their own body via therapeutic cloning their body wouldn't attack it as it would recognize it as tissue from the recipient. I think that this is something that should be looked into further and we should be trying harder to use it for medical/scientific advances.

 

 

 

Reference: 

 

https://archive.bio.org/articles/value-therapeutic-cloning-patients 

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