When Dr. James Thomson succeeded in isolating human embryonic stem cells in 1998, he probably did not suspect that his unusual discovery, would fan the flames of new discussions over the sacredness of human life. Named the Breakthrough of the Year for 1999 by the prestigious journal Science, human...

The science of biology has evolved to the point today that an animal's basic nature can be quickly and permanently changed by altering its generic structure. The possibilities that the genetic engineering of animals can bring us is endless; from the Harvard-Dupont mouse prone to developing ca...

Cloning A clone is a cell, group of cells, or organism that is descended from and genetically identical to a single ancestor. Or to look at in another view, a clone is a copy, an organism descended asexually form a single ancestor. There are different types of cloning however, and cloning tec...

CloningA research company has reported that it has cloned the first human embryo. Its goal was to produce genetically matched replacement calls to help patients with a wide variety of diseases. The company, Advanced Cell Technology (ACT) of Worcester, Massachusetts claims that its intention is not t...

Discuss why some skin disorders can show a mosaic pattern of expression and others do not? In May 1998, an international symposium was held in Marburg, Germany, to discuss the growing research interest in Mosaicism in Human Skin. At this symposium, the work of Alfred Blaschko and Rudolf Happle wa...

Biotechnology is an unstoppable reality, and it should be something closely watched (Thompson). Biotechnology concerns human beings, problems concerning plants, animals and the environment. There is a great range of issues and topics when talking about biotechnology. However, the main question is wh...

Genetic Enhancement: Out of Our Reach How would you feel knowing that a child was killed before it even had a chance to live, or knowing that food you are eating can cause some kind of un-curable disease in the next couple of years? As you know, scientists are always researching new products t...

Background The term 'Designer Baby' is not a scientific term, it is a term created by the media to describe conception techniques other than traditional. The techniques used give parents more control over what their babies will be like. These techniques have been available due to adva...

Advancements in the medical field have given us the ability to treat and cure certain diseases. In the near future one may be able to have a child who is immune to all diseases by using reprogenics. Through reprogenics one may also choose the sex of their child, what their child will look like, an...

If we were meant to be perfect, then why doesn't god make us so? Paul says that we should rejoice in our weakness because it gives us reason to want to get closer to God. One might argue that we now have the means to "improve" on God's work, to help those in need lead a more ...

Cloning Is cloning ethical? the majority of the world would say no but the medical research possibilities associated with it are endless. In 1997 when Dolly the lamb was born we began to think, wow if it's possible to clone an animal, why not a human in the future? It soon became known that it was p...