Are Gene Editing and Cloning Ethical? by Karmen Nguyen https://padlet.com/knguye60/r6999ocexq2 en-us 2017-10-24 18:40:16 UTC 2017-10-24 18:55:53 UTC hello@padlet.com What is Gene Editing? knguye60 https://padlet.com/knguye60/r6999ocexq2/wish/200156601 Genome editing is a way of making specific changes to the DNA of a cell or organism. An enzyme cuts the DNA at a specific sequence, and when this is repaired by the cell a change or ‘edit’ is made to the sequence.]]> 2017-10-24 18:42:02 UTC https://padlet.com/knguye60/r6999ocexq2/wish/200156601 What is Cloning? knguye60 https://padlet.com/knguye60/r6999ocexq2/wish/200157809 A clone is a genetically identical copy of an organism. ]]> 2017-10-24 18:44:16 UTC https://padlet.com/knguye60/r6999ocexq2/wish/200157809 How Do These Relate? knguye60 https://padlet.com/knguye60/r6999ocexq2/wish/200158135 They both have to do with lab editing genes. With both of these experiments, they take all of the probability, surprise and uniqueness out of a species. When creating a species, the organism gets half of its DNA from the mother and half of the DNA from the father. This mans there are endless possibilities as to what the outcomes will look like and what features it may have. But with both of these technologies, we may start looking away from this. ]]> 2017-10-24 18:44:58 UTC https://padlet.com/knguye60/r6999ocexq2/wish/200158135 A Few Facts About Gene Editing knguye60 https://padlet.com/knguye60/r6999ocexq2/wish/200159754 -It is illegal in the United States to edit a human embryo that will be allowed to grow past 14 days.
-It can be used to treat disease, biotechnology, and research as well.
-There are several different types of engineered nuclease used in genome editing. They all contain a nuclease part to cut the DNA and a DNA-targeting part to recognise the DNA sequence they cut.They mainly differ in how they recognise the DNA to cut:
  • RNA?-based:  contain a short sequence of RNA that binds to the target DNA to be cut.
  • Protein?-based: contain a protein that recognises and binds to the target DNA to be cut.
]]> 2017-10-24 18:48:11 UTC https://padlet.com/knguye60/r6999ocexq2/wish/200159754 A Few Facts About Cloning knguye60 https://padlet.com/knguye60/r6999ocexq2/wish/200161223 -There are three types of cloning 
  • Gene cloning, also called DNA cloning, creates copies of genes, or segments of DNA.
  • Reproductive cloning makes duplicates of whole animals.
  • Therapeutic cloning creates embryonic stem cells, which are used to create tissues that can repair or replace damaged tissues.
-Could this be okay to create things that we need more of, quicker? Like trees.
]]> 2017-10-24 18:51:05 UTC https://padlet.com/knguye60/r6999ocexq2/wish/200161223 My Current Opinion on Genetic Editing Technology knguye60 https://padlet.com/knguye60/r6999ocexq2/wish/200163074 -I think that cloning can be helpful and very productive in many ways. But as for gene editing, I do not know if I would refer to something that takes all of the natural science away from life ethical.]]> 2017-10-24 18:54:55 UTC https://padlet.com/knguye60/r6999ocexq2/wish/200163074