Creation of a genetically identical copy of a human
Diagram of the ways to reprogram cells along with the development of humans
Human cloning is the creation of a genetically identical copy of a human. The term is generally used to refer to artificial human cloning, which is the reproduction of human cells and tissue. It does not refer to the natural conception and delivery of identical twins. The possibilities of human cloning have raised controversies. These ethical concerns have prompted several nations to pass laws regarding human cloning.
Two commonly discussed types of human cloning are therapeutic cloning and reproductive cloning.
Therapeutic cloning would involve cloning cells from a human for use in medicine and transplants. It is an active area of research, and is in medical practice in the world. Two common methods of therapeutic cloning that are being researched are somatic-cell nuclear transfer and (more recently) pluripotent stem cell induction.
Reproductive cloning would involve making an entire cloned human, instead of just specific cells or tissues.
Humancloning is the creation of a genetically identical copy of a human. The term is generally used to refer to artificial humancloning, which is the...
notoriety for being the first mammal cloned from a somatic cell. Another example of artificial cloning is molecular cloning, a technique in molecular biology...
Clonaid is an American-based humancloning organization, registered as a company in the Bahamas. Founded in 1997, it has philosophical ties with the UFO...
bioethics, the ethics of cloning concerns the ethical positions on the practice and possibilities of cloning, especially of humans. While many of these views...
on the morality of humancloning. Since Dolly the sheep was successfully cloned on 5 July 1996, and the possibility of cloninghumans became a reality,...
been cloned into a cloning vector, it may be further subcloned into another vector designed for more specific use. There are many types of cloning vectors...
The United Nations Declaration on HumanCloning was a nonbinding statement against all forms of humancloning approved by a divided UN General Assembly...
clone). Stem cells can then be obtained by the destruction of this clone embryo for use in therapeutic cloning or in the case of reproductive cloning...
King of Clones is a documentary released on Netflix and directed by Aditya Thayi which examines the Hwang affair involving humancloning by South Korean...
biologist, Hwang Woo-suk, who claimed to have created the first human embryonic stem cells by cloning in 2004. Hwang and his research team at the Seoul National...
sought to clone a human. After her service as their scientific director was publicized, she lost her position with Air Liquide and focused on cloning full-time...
proponent of liberal arts education via the "Great Books," as a critic of humancloning, life extension, euthanasia and embryo research, and for his tenure...
statement against humancloning and abuse of human genome against human dignity. The first article of the Declaration states that "The human genome underlies...
Antinori publicised his interest in humancloning from 1998; working with Panayiotis Zavos he argued in favour of cloning as an opportunity for infertile...
identical humanclones, and later on some of the other clones. The series raises issues about the moral and ethical implications of humancloning and its...
the destruction of the cloning facilities on Kamino, clone troopers are slowly replaced by Imperial stormtroopers, non-clonehuman recruits. During the...
Hair multiplication or hair cloning is a proposed technique to counter hair loss. The technology to clone hair is in its early stages, but multiple groups...
DNA. Molecular cloning methods are central to many contemporary areas of modern biology and medicine. In a conventional molecular cloning experiment, the...
practice of cloning and genetic engineering, though far more advanced and sophisticated than modern scientific and technological standards. Cloning in Star...
over the ethics of cloning. The cloning of Dolly the sheep, the creation of human embryos at Advanced Cell Technology, and the cloning of a kitten gave...
Clone or Not to Clone: A Look at Why Cloning Fluffy and Fido Might Not Be in the Best Interests of Society and May Inevitably Pave the Way for Human Cloning...
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