1. Cloning By Andrew Kirkpatrick

2. Cloning Overview  Cloning is to produce or grow a cell, group of cells, or organism from a single original cell.  Controversial Topic  3 types  Therapeutic (focus)  Reproductive  DNA

3. Therapeutic Cloning  Stem Cells  Building block  Embryonic or Pluripotent cells  Pros and Cons to both  Practical Use discovered in 1981 (rats)  Human Cells 1998

4. Cons to Stem Cell Research

5. Cons  Could be side effects to cells  Destruction of embryos  Chance of rejection

6. Pros to Stem Cell Research

7. Pros  Advancement in Medical Technology  Can prevent testing on humans and animals  Alzheimer's, Schizophrenia, Crone's  POA  Can create embryonic stem cells using skin cells of the patient  UCLA’s Kathrin Plath  “In nothing do men more nearly approach the gods than in giving health to men” (Cicero).

8. So Where are We? Stem Cell Progress

9. Important Moments  1981: Embryonic stem cells are first isolated in mice.  Feb. 12, 2004: South Korean scientists announce the world's first successfully cloned human embryo.  Nov. 20, 2007: Two independent teams of scientists report on a method for making human embryonic stem cells without destroying a human embryo.  Current Day: British scientist created working kidney using stem cells.  Current Day: Skin Cell Gun

10. Skin Cell Gun  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXO_ApjK PaI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXO_ApjK PaI

11. Writing to…  Carol Tobias  President of National Right to Life  Address  512 10th St. NW Washington, DC 20004 (202) 626-8800

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