Commonly known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a neurodegenerative disease that attacks nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. ... The cost of these diseases on our health care budget is over 100 billion dollars annually. ... As in ALS, Parkinson's Disease and Alzheimer's are caused by nerve cell degeneration. ... However, many state and federal laws have begun to limit what exactly can be done to advance the field. ... (NEJM) What then are the ethical considerations of using frozen embryonic stem cells for research? ...

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Other scientists said the technique could be used to create animal models for human disease for scientific study. ... Biotechnology companies are developing animal models to test potential treatments for various life-threatening diseases. For example, mice are designed to be susceptible to a specific human disease. ... This could significantly enhance the ability to test new treatments for human diseases (Science). ... "What if the cloning person you produce someone with two heads and two arms, are you simply going to euthanize and dispose of that person?...

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The first cloned sheep, Dolly born 6 years ago, died from a developing lung disease. ... Cloning has also contributed to breakthroughs in defeating fatal diseases. ... Controversy has spurred around the confusion of what a clone really is. ... "Copies of genes or cells made through genetic engineering are also clones- (Woods 11), but the real question that remains is "what was the last pair of twins heard of born fifty years ago to two different women? ... For instance, celebrities who are affected by these terminal diseases such as Michael J. ...

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What is cloning, who will benefit, and what is the prevailing ideology attached to it? ... The latter involves removing the genetic material from an ovum and replacing it with the genetic material from whatever source you choose. ... What we have going for us 4 here is the nature of these technologies, what drives them, and how they fall prey to human greed and man's continuing inhumanity to man. ... Why does this lag exist, and what purpose does it serve, or more concretely, who does it serve? ... What is the prevailing ideology around cloning? ...

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