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Maggy

08-09-2005 16:29

Yes to cloning with two mothers

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4225564.stm

Frankly I think having one mother is enough but to have two or more...Nightmare. ;)

Quote:

UK scientists have won permission to clone a human embryo that will have genetic material from two mothers.

The Newcastle University team will transfer the nucleus of a human embryo made by one man and woman into an unfertilized egg from another woman.

The groundbreaking work aims to prevent mothers from passing certain genetic diseases on to their unborn babies.

ScaredWebWarrior

08-09-2005 16:38

Re: Yes to cloning with two mothers

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Originally Posted by Incognitas

Frankly I think having one mother is enough but to have two or more...Nightmare. ;)

Doesn't sound that much different than egg donation/surrogacy.

It's really a mixture of both, since it's the cell nucleus that's being 'donated' and the birth mother is 'surrogate' to the donating woman.

And it can hardly be called cloning.

orangebird

08-09-2005 16:39

Re: Yes to cloning with two mothers

Quote:

Originally Posted by Incognitas

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4225564.stm

Frankly I think having one mother is enough but to have two or more...Nightmare. ;)

Really? I'd have ten or more of mine. :)

Maggy

08-09-2005 16:43

Re: Yes to cloning with two mothers

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Originally Posted by orangebird

Really? I'd have ten or more of mine. :)

Being told ten times that your hair is a mess?Your boyfriend is awful?You are wearing to much make-up?To tidy your room? :D

orangebird

08-09-2005 16:53

Re: Yes to cloning with two mothers

Quote:

Originally Posted by Incognitas

Being told ten times that your hair is a mess?Your boyfriend is awful?You are wearing to much make-up?To tidy your room? :D

:scratch: hmmm, maybe not...

marky

08-09-2005 16:55

Re: Yes to cloning with two mothers

Quote:

Originally Posted by orangebird

:scratch: hmmm, maybe not...

but 10 times the spending money :D

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