ATS1263 Study Guide - Final Guide: Biological Determinism, Techno-Progressivism, Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer
30 Jul 2018
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Case studies (see tutorial 7 onenote): cloning musician, heterosexual couple finding cloning more appealing than sperm of third party, lesbian couple using cloning to have both partners bodies involved in conception and dolly the sheep. Some forms of cloning have been possible for ages (e. g. cutting worms) Tadpoles: 1960s: cloning via embryonic cell nuclear transfer. Note: surprise at the time --> reveals rapidity and unpredictability of scientific progress. Opposite to things taking longer than predicted: cloning of mammals, cloning via adult somatic cells. January 2018 --> first cloning of primate announced (monkeys) Came into being asexually (is the identical copy of an ewe but calls himself a lamb) Is a clone (created from a single cell of an adult sheep) Early responses/reactions: (cid:858)gut le(cid:448)el(cid:859) emotional reactions rather than considered reflections of the issues. Should be viewed as important considerations otherwise missed and not easily articulated.
