HONR 1033 Chapter Notes - Chapter n/a: Somatic Cell, Caffeine, Embryonic Stem Cell
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Human genetic engineering current science and ethical implications. A. mitochondrial dna transfer children with their own nuclear dna. 1. has been promoted as a way for people with mitochondrial disease to have healthy. B. use of somatic-cell nuclear transfer (scnt) to create embryonic stem cells that will treat various diseases and injuries. 1. has been promoted as a technique that could potentially lead to innovative therapies. C. both therapies still in research/development phase; controversial ethically/physically. 1. mitochondria organelles are an essential component of a functioning cell: provide 90% of the energy the human body needs to function; mutations in mtdna appear 10x more often than mutations in nuclear dna nuclear dna role) **mtdna is passed directly from mother to offspring (father"s mtdna plays no. 3. no cure for mitochondrial disease once it develops; so a woman with can"t have children with her own eggs and must instead: use a donated egg or adopt offspring)
