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Science and Technology - Medicine
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Mind Map on Science and Technology - Medicine, created by Laura D on 06/01/2016.
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Science and Technology - Medicine
Organ Donation
is the process of providing a person with one or more of another person's organs / tissues / blood
Donated organs are removed from a deceased or living donor through a surgical procedure
organs
kidney
parts of the pancreas
lung
liver
heart
tissue
blood
Genetics and Cloning
Advantages
Solve fertility problems
Organ and tissue harvesting
Filling a void
bring back people who died
Designer Babies
enables parents to choose the characteristics of their baby
Fighting genetic diseases
Disadvantages
Cloned humans may suffer from prejudices and discrimination
Risk of Mutations
Development of new diseases
Ethical issues
cloning = playing god?
insufficient research
Therapeutic cloning
Pros
cure a tissue or diseases
people can have a normal life
diseases become treatable
revolution in medical therapy
Embryonic stem cells can develop in every body cell >> pluripotent
Cons
It's not okay to take a young life in order to save an old one
human life should be protected
adult stem cells are safer
cells can turn into tumors
life begins at fertilization
Reconstructive / cosmetic surgery
burn victims
people who are not confident with themselves
face transplant
Are we playing god?
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