Genomics and Me

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Genomics and Me

• Stem Cell Research

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Terminology

• Totipotent
• Pluripotent
• Multipotent
• Differentiation
• Blastocyst

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Therapeutic Cloning
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Somatic Cell Nuclear TransferStep 1
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Somatic Cell Nuclear TransferStep 2
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Somatic Cell Nuclear TransferStep 3
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Somatic Cell Nuclear TransferStep 4
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Somatic Cell Nuclear TransferStep 5
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Somatic Cell Nuclear TransferStep 6
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Types of Stem Cells

• Embryonic
• Adult
• Neural
• Hematopoeitic
• Retinal
• And more

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What Will Stem Cells Do?

• Potential remedies for
• Cancer
• Parkinsons Disease
• Blindness
• Spinal Cord injuries
• Diabetes
• And more

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U.S. Status of Research

• In 2001, George W. Bush limited stem cell lines
  to those derived from embryos before 9 pm on
  August 9.
• California introduced legislation that would
  allow research without federal funds.
• Stem cells are hard to find.
• Bresagen Inc, ESCell International, University of
  California at San Francisco, WiCell Research
  Institute.

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Worldwide Status of Research

• European Union has similar constraints at the
  United States.
• Canada, Australia, China, Sweden, Singapore, and
  India permit research.

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Clonaid
Three years ago, Raël, the well-known spiritual
leader of the Raelian Movement, the world's
largest UFO-related organization counting 55,000
people in 84 countries, founded CLONAID , the
first company offering to clone human beings.
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The Hollywood effect

• When Jaws was released, it made people terrified
  of great white sharks and afraid to swim.
• The 6th Day has a similar effect on peoples
  perception of cloning technology.
• Could weaken support for cloning and stem cell
  research.

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The Hollywood Effect

• Gattaca
• Brave New World
• The issues in these works are currently being
  addressed by bioethics committees across the
  globe.

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Why its all important

• While the ethical battle of stem cell research
  and cloning will never be won, a compromise needs
  to occur so United States and European research
  can progress.
• Quality of life may improve.
• Peoples perception of the technology will
  determine the ultimate acceptance or failure.