Fertility's New Frontier. Melissa Healy.
by Healy, Melissa; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 35Science. Publisher: Los Angeles Times, 2003ISSN: 1522-3264;.Subject(s): Bioethics | Eugenics | Fertilization in vitro -- Human | Genetic disorders -- Treatment | Genetic screening | Human embryo | Infertility -- Treatment | Preimplantation genetic diagnosisDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Peering into the genetic code of an eight-cell creature scarcely stirs excitement anymore in labs across America. But when the eight-cell creature is a human embryo--an egg and sperm united in a petri dish just 72 hours before--the sight of chromosomes lighted up in neat, color-coded pairs stirs excitement, and something deeper as well. It stirs hope." (LOS ANGELES TIMES) This article examines the genetic testing of human embryos that are still in the incubator, a new technology that may lead to elimination of inherited diseases.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Fertility's New Frontier, July 21, 2003; pp. F1+.
"Peering into the genetic code of an eight-cell creature scarcely stirs excitement anymore in labs across America. But when the eight-cell creature is a human embryo--an egg and sperm united in a petri dish just 72 hours before--the sight of chromosomes lighted up in neat, color-coded pairs stirs excitement, and something deeper as well. It stirs hope." (LOS ANGELES TIMES) This article examines the genetic testing of human embryos that are still in the incubator, a new technology that may lead to elimination of inherited diseases.
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