Cloning Human Genetics
Can humans clone our genetics with the knowledge we know now
Is Human Cloning Possible?
According to the article Could Humans Be Cloned, it tells us that experts say it is likely biologically possible to clone a human being, but have encountered problems that needed to be overcome with trial and error. To answer the question if we are able to use the knowledge we have now to clone a human being, the answer is 'no' says the site because the animals they used like mice and cows are not as similar to humans and because Primates are not able to make proteins in the embryo unlike other animals, it is a challenge to test on Primates. Also, most cloned animals after birth usually die, but if they survive, the usually have disinformation.
Picture from The Telegraph
Human Cloning Video Link
"Human Cloning." YouTube. YouTube, n.d. Web. 05 Jan. 2016.
What can Human Cloning Benefit To?
Some Examples of Animal Cloning
Dolly the Sheep
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Prometea the Horse
Picture from Daily Mail
Ralph the Cloned Rat
Picture from Wee Little Beasties
What Is The DNA Chip?
DNA chip technology is a revolutionary new tool designed to identify mutations in genes or survey expression of tens of thousands of genes in one experiment. It contains synthetic single-stranded DNA sequences identical to that of the normal gene and all possible mutations of that gene. DNA microarray technology is also allowing scientists to investigate the activity in different cell types of thousands of genes at the same time, an advance that will help researchers determine the complex functional relationships that exist between individual genes says the article Understanding Human Genetic Variation.
Bibliography
Rettner, Rachael. "Could Humans Be Cloned?" LiveScience. TechMedia Network, 16 May 2013. Web. 05 Jan. 2016.
Highfield, Roger. "Cloned Animals Safe for Meat, Say US Officials." The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group, n.d. Web. 05 Jan. 2016.
What Can Human Cloning Benefit To?
(US), National Institutes of Health. Understanding Human Genetic Variation. U.S. National Library of Medicine, n.d. Web. 05 Jan. 2016.
Some Examples of Human Cloning
"The Cloned Animals That Caused Controversy." The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group, n.d. Web. 05 Jan. 2016.
Reporter, Daily Mail. "World's First Cloned Horse Gives Birth to 'perfectly Healthy' Foal." Mail Online. Associated Newspapers, n.d. Web. 05 Jan. 2016.
"Wee Little Beasties: Ralph, the Cloned Rat." Wee Little Beasties: Ralph, the Cloned Rat. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Jan. 2016.
What Is The DNA Chip?
(US), National Institutes of Health. Understanding Human Genetic Variation. U.S. National Library of Medicine, n.d. Web. 05 Jan. 2016.