What cloning means for gene therapy

Article Abstract:

Gene therapy could be combined with cloning to effect germ-line therapy, the prevention of fatal or debilitating diseases passed on from generation to generation. Couples carrying a genetic illness can have their offspring cured by employing gene therapy to correct the defective gene in the formation of the embryo.

Care and treatment, Usage, Gene therapy, Genetic disorders

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Some experiments can disquietingly blur the line between species

Article Abstract:

Stem cells facilitate the production of advanced interspecies chimeras, organisms, which are a living quilt of human and animal cells. In Greek mythology, the chimera was a monster that combined the parts of a goat, a lion, and a serpent.

Science & research, Genetically modified organisms, Embryonic stem cells, Stem cell research

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Cloning and conservation

Article Abstract:

Conservation may be made more difficult from using cloning to save endangered species.

Editorial, Analysis, Biological diversity conservation, Biodiversity conservation

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