Stem cells are unspecialised cells, meaning they can develop into any type of cell. We, as humans, start off as stem cells when fertilization has occurred and a zygote is formed. These stem cells are called embryonic stem cells and they can turn into any type of cell, which leads to our growth. As adults we also have stem cells, which are called adult stem cells. Although these cells are unspecialised they can only develop into a specific type of cell.
After birth cystic fibrosis cannot be developed nor can it be contagious. People with cystic fibrosis have a variety of symptoms. Some cases are severe, while others are mild. It is not curable, but it is treatable. Scientist and doctors believe that there are more than one thousand ways the cf gene can mutate and the various mutations could cause the different symptoms.
Each culture differs from the other cultures in the way it reacts with the new scientific discoveries and inventions, depending on it’s own values and beliefs. Some people think of embryo research as a solution to many medical diseases, and that’s true for the patients’ benefit. However, what about the fate of the embryos which the doctor used for research and then got rid of after? Sometimes doctors or patients’ families consider hiding the health information from the patient as an acceptable option for the patients’ own interest to avoid emotional harm. Although, what about the patients’ right to know their health conditions?
By definition, a “Designer Baby” is a genetically modified, unborn child. Basically, they are children who have been “designed” with the desired sex or characteristics. Scientists continue to learn more about the human genome, and as they do reproductive technology continually advances to levels that we never imagined. Researchers linked to Bionet point out: Advanced reproductive techniques involve using InVitro Fertilization (IVF), which is where eggs are fertilized by sperm in ‘test tubes’ outside the mother’s body in a laboratory. The type of sperm (X or Y) that fertilizes an egg can be chosen, which is used to determine the sex and genes of the baby.
The voices of the parents will be recognized. After the birth, the placenta and umbilical cord are removed. INTELLECTUAL Before birth, babies are able to recognize a mother’s voice, which develops their brain before they are born. After the sperm meets the egg,
Babies by Design By Ahmad Theibich July 16, 2012 BABIES BY DESIGN Outline Thesis: Designer baby, a new medical invention has led to much debate in society where many affirm that changing the traits of a baby is a good thing while opponents refuse it believing it is a bad thing. I- The invention of designer baby is a good thing. A- Physical 1- Appearance 2- Health B- Mental 1- IQ 2- Memory C- Social 1- Education 2- Mortality rate II- The invention of designer baby is a bad thing. A- Physical 1- Disease 2- Mutation B- Ethical 1- Religion a- Christianity b- Islam 2- Freedom of choice C- Social 1- Social gap 2- Resemblance BABIES BY DESIGN Since the beginning of humanity, human beings started to search and invent new things to make their lives easier. During the 19th century, the world had witnessed several huge medical revolutions; patients who previously died from specific diseases are surviving now because of vaccination and new treatments.
If you were to leave the issue alone no babies could be risked to be harmed or risk being aborted by their parents solely based on their gender. If research were to continue like this it would not be soon until scientists and doctors find ways to learn more about the child before their gone, like there personality, which would cause even more damage as people would be more likely to abort the child unless its exactly to their liking The second reason that the creation of the perfect human should not be the goal of humanity is that this may be impossible to find. People have so many different perspectives on the word perfect, so no human could be perfect in every body’s eyes. The biggest example of this is Hitler. Hitler thought
After President Bush limited embryonic stem research government funds, many labs were forced to seek private funding to continue research. In March 2009 President Barack Obama lifted the federal funding ban for embryonic stem cell research, so the government could give financial support to federal and state agencies to continue embryonic stem cell research. President Obama spoke on the issue in 2009: "Medical miracles do not happen simply by accident. They result from painstaking and costly research, from years of lonely trial and error, much of which never bears fruit, and from a government willing to support that work...Ultimately, I cannot guarantee that we will find the treatments and cures we seek. No President can promise that.
It uses the same process of In Vitro Fertilization to develop embryos. An egg is extracted from the female and then fertilized with the desired sperm outside of the women’s womb. While the embryo is growing over about a three-day period and going through the three different embryo development stages, a sample is removed and tested for genetic diseases and analyzed for chromosome abnormalities. Then a healthy embryo is implanted into the women’s uterus. There is a lot of controversy over the uses of PGD, and it has been banned in several countries because some people believe it is unethical and “playing god.” PGD does not genetically alter embryos in any way.
Following Kantian ethics it may be possible to justify cloning a human being, if somebody were to feel it was their duty to clone a human, and if they did it through good will, then all they would need to do to justify it would make their action work as a universal law. Obviously, a society where ‘any human being can be cloned’ does not hold great promise as things may get out of hand, and problems may be caused by cloning; however we could make the law more specific: ‘Human may be cloned for the sake of crucial medical research’ or, ‘Humans may be cloned in a case where it is the only way in which another human life may be preserved’. Like this it seems more likely that human cloning could work in a functional society, but Kantian ethics can be used to justify many things that seem unjust, the most famous of examples being of allowing a murderer into your house to kill your family. Situation ethics say that the right action is the most loving action, therefore if cloning a human was the most loving action in a situation, to a situation ethicist, it would be justified. The fifth proposition of situation ethics says that only the end justifies the means, so if the end results of cloning a human are as moral as desired, then the cloning would be justified.