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Therapeutic Cloning and Recombinant DNA Technology :Therapeutic Cloning and Recombinant DNA Technology An Awareness Campaign
Where it All Began… :Where it All Began… Cloning started in the late 1800s!
1952: First cloned animal was a Tadpole
1996: Dolly was cloned
Therapeutic Cloning :Therapeutic Cloning Is the use of stem cells, from human embryos, to study human development and to treat diseases
Stem cells are used to produce the vast array of cells that our bodies are made up of
Basically… :Basically…
Slide 5:Manipulation of these cells, or “letting them specialize”, could be used to produce tissues and viable organs
The Vacanti Mouse :The Vacanti Mouse http://photosthatchangedtheworld.com/mouse-with-human-ear/
What We Can Do :What We Can Do Develop new tissues
Cartilage
Skin
New organs
Kidney
Heart
Liver
Just Imagine… :Just Imagine… Creating skin for severely burned victims
New kidneys for patients in need
Finding a new way to treat diabetics
Restoring damaged heart muscle after a heart attack
Generating new cartilaginous structures for accident victims
This is only the beginning… :This is only the beginning… With more research and medical breakthroughs we could potentially…
Eliminate the Organ Donor List
and Increase Availability of New Tissues
Recombinant DNA Technology :Recombinant DNA Technology Scientists are able to create a copy of a gene
So that they can study that gene thoroughly
It is also referred to as gene cloning
What This Means :What This Means We could determine and possibly replace a bad gene with Gene Therapy
A bad gene is one that typically encodes for a disease
Gene therapy can be used as a treatment or it can be preventative
What We Could Do :What We Could Do We could treat and eliminate diseases like:
Parkinson’s
Muscular Dystrophy
Sickle-Cell
Tay-Sachs
Alzheimer’s
Thyroid Disease
Here’s a Great Example :Here’s a Great Example
Think About :Think About The benefits of using Therapeutic Cloning and Recombinant DNA Technology
It can save lives and have a great impact on our future
Citations :Citations learn.genetics.utah.edu
Library.thinkquest.org
HowStuffWorks.com
“Three Types of Cloning and the Necessary to Regulate” by Emilia Lopez
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