PHL 223 Lecture 8Outline of Current Lecture I. Assisted Reproduction (AR)II. In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF)III. Embryo FreezingIV. Somatic Cell Gene TransferCurrent LectureAssisted Reproduction- 7% of married couples can’t conceive after 1 yearo ½ the time due to male plumbing- Over 1 million American couples have used reproductive clinicso Couples spend $20-40,000In-Vitro Fertilization- “in-glass” fertilization (latin)- Occurs outside of the body- Almost all AR involves IVF- 1978- First IVF baby- NOT genetic manipulation- Only 28% of IVF attempts result in a baby- 3+ million IVF babies worldwide- 1981- first American IVF baby- Higher rate of birth defectso Implanting multiple embryos. When several embryos implant and the woman won’t abort any, problems result : genetic defects, premature babies, all of them die and it’s very expensive- Embryo Freezing:o Egg Transfer- In 2005 a 66 year old woman gave birth in RomaniaThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.Somatic Cell Gene Transfer- Using IVF, SCGT inject a cells nucleus into an egg- Creates a twin of whoever donated the cell (CLONING)3 most important facts about human cloning:I. A clone would be a baby, just like any other babyII. There’s no important difference between a clone and an identical twinIII. You can’t duplicate yourself- Have humans ever been cloned?o Yes, but very briefly- Motives for human cloningo Only chance at having a
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