Matters Of Life Flashcards
IVF
In vitro Fertilisation- fertilisation in glass when an egg is fertilised with sperm outside the body
Genetic engineering
The modification on gene makeup to change the features of an organism
Therapeutic cloning
When embryos are produced so that the embryonic stem cells can be harvested from them. The embryo is destroyed after 14 days
Reproductive cloning
When an organism is cloned to create a living, identical copy of itself
Stem cell
An undifferentiated cell that is capable of becoming any other type of cell
Saviour siblings
Siblings genetically engineered to be compatible with a sick child so that they can donate stem cells to treat the sick sibling
AID
Artificial insemination by donor- where a donors sperm is used to fertilise a woman’s egg
AIH
Artificial insemination by husband - where the husband’s sperm is used to fertilise a woman’s egg
Sanctity of life
Life is sacred because it is a gift from God so we shouldn’t change or damage it
Fertility treatments
procedures used to increase the chance of a woman conceiving
Surrogacy
When a woman carries someone else’s baby through artificial insemination
Blood transfusion
When blood is transferred from one person to another. Often during transplant
Transplant surgery
When an organ or tissue is moved from one patient into another
Hybrid cells
Where the nuclei of human cells is inserted into animal eggs . They are more than 99%human. The animal DNS is the mitochondria
Embryology
The study of embryos and their development
