the ability to turn on selected
genes to grow selected tissues and organs for transplantation, hES cell-based
therapies would revolutionize treatment of degenerative age-related diseases
such as Parkinson's disease, diabetes, and congestive heart
could begin with
an enucleated human oocyte --that is, we could begin with an egg with the DNA
nucleus removed. Via somatic nuclear transplantation--cloning--we could insert
the DNA nucleus of the future transplant recipient. We could then turn
DNA nucleus from the donated oocyte might be
considered the destruction of a potential human life; and the insertion of a
DNA nucleus appears to be an asexual creation of a human embryo . We suddenly
find ourselves in the middle of the
believe
that such work invested in trying to formulate the relevant question ( die Fragestellung ) takes us more than just
halfway toward a helpful answer.
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question to be confronted has been formulated by Glenn
McGee and Arthur Caplan, "What's in the dish?" Is an oocyte
hosting a transferred DNA nucleus a person, or a potential person? Is a
fertilized ovum from an IVF clinic that