Remember Hwang Woo-Suk, who got into trouble in South Korea for human cloning?
He was "disgraced" after an embryonic cell line he developed was alleged to be hoax, and after it was revealed that female researchers in his clinic supposedly donated eggs to the cloning projects being done.
Well, it has been reported that Hwang Woo-suk set up Suam Biotechnology Center in 2006 and focused on animal cloning.
An article on DongA.com says:
"At the request of BioArts International, an American biotech company, it [Suam] cloned the pet dog of Orion Group Chairman John Sperling in 2007. The team also cloned the rare Chinese breed Tibetan Mastiffs and 9/11 hero dog Trakr."
http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?bicode=040000&biid=2009102700778
So, clearly Hwang Woo-Suk is a talented scientist.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Pro-Human Cloning Political Ad
This is a 4 minute pro-human cloning video on YouTube.
It has a byline of: "LA CAUSA Biology A project. A political advertisement for human cloning."
http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=8001883167673653708
It has a byline of: "LA CAUSA Biology A project. A political advertisement for human cloning."
http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=8001883167673653708
Monday, October 26, 2009
Free Hwang Woo-Suk
Hwang Woo-Suk claimed to have created a stem cell line from a cloned human embryo in 2004 in a paper in "Science."
Later, it was found out that some of his female lab personal were paid for, or donated their eggs for research. This caused a questionable uproar.
Supposedly, his research was debunked as fake.
Hwang is still credited for cloning Snuppy, the world's first cloned dog.
The persecution of Hwang has been too political.
Hwang, at one time was working on cloning a Siberian tiger and the extinct woolly mammoth. He was also once working on cloning organs for humans who need transplants to live.
We suggest no jail time for Hwang. Instead, put him back to work doing good science.
Later, it was found out that some of his female lab personal were paid for, or donated their eggs for research. This caused a questionable uproar.
Supposedly, his research was debunked as fake.
Hwang is still credited for cloning Snuppy, the world's first cloned dog.
The persecution of Hwang has been too political.
Hwang, at one time was working on cloning a Siberian tiger and the extinct woolly mammoth. He was also once working on cloning organs for humans who need transplants to live.
We suggest no jail time for Hwang. Instead, put him back to work doing good science.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Obama is an Enemy of Science and of Human Cloning
A Fox News report quotes President Obama as saying:
"We cannot ever tolerate misuse or abuse. And we will ensure that our government never opens the door to the use of cloning for human reproduction," Obama said. "It is dangerous, profoundly wrong, and has no place in our society, or any society."
Unfortunately, Obama is totally wrong. I predict that in 50 or 100 years human cloning technology will be used to save lives on an almost routine basis.
Sadly, the entire biotech industry, with all it patents and trademarks, will move overseas to where human cloning is legal. Patients from the USA will all be practicing medical tourism to go save their lives in Asia or Thailand or India or somewhere where science is more important than political polls.
Obama's wrongheaded attitude will delay the cure for infertility, and will make people on waiting lists for kidneys, livers, and hearts, continue to suffer and likely die, when lifesaving technology could be available.
"We cannot ever tolerate misuse or abuse. And we will ensure that our government never opens the door to the use of cloning for human reproduction," Obama said. "It is dangerous, profoundly wrong, and has no place in our society, or any society."
Unfortunately, Obama is totally wrong. I predict that in 50 or 100 years human cloning technology will be used to save lives on an almost routine basis.
Sadly, the entire biotech industry, with all it patents and trademarks, will move overseas to where human cloning is legal. Patients from the USA will all be practicing medical tourism to go save their lives in Asia or Thailand or India or somewhere where science is more important than political polls.
Obama's wrongheaded attitude will delay the cure for infertility, and will make people on waiting lists for kidneys, livers, and hearts, continue to suffer and likely die, when lifesaving technology could be available.
Blogger is in Favor of Human Cloning
"I am also in favour of human cloning. I am well aware of the risks and dangers involved in it. People are afraid that this knowledge may be used for the benefit of the rich and the affluent only because it is so costly. They also say that it would be sheer madness for man to try to play God and change the genetic code as he pleases. But the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages. Would you banish fire because it may burn your houses to ashes?" - Haramol
http://gdpiprep.blogspot.com/2009/10/should-human-cloning-be-permitted.html
http://gdpiprep.blogspot.com/2009/10/should-human-cloning-be-permitted.html
Friday, October 16, 2009
Food from Animal Cloning is Safe
FDA website says:
"Based on a final risk assessment, a report written by FDA scientists and issued in January 2008, FDA has concluded that meat and milk from cow, pig, and goat clones and the offspring of any animal clones are as safe as food we eat every day."
http://www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/SafetyHealth/AnimalCloning/default.htm
"Based on a final risk assessment, a report written by FDA scientists and issued in January 2008, FDA has concluded that meat and milk from cow, pig, and goat clones and the offspring of any animal clones are as safe as food we eat every day."
http://www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/SafetyHealth/AnimalCloning/default.htm
Extinct Animal has been cloned
National Geographic reported that an extinct animal was cloned and the findings were reported in 2009 in the journal Theriogenology.
Reportedly, the clone was born alive but died soon after birth.
The scientists cloned a bucardo, or Pyrenean ibex, which went extinct in 2000. The scientists had apparently stored tissue from the species before it went extinct.
The story appeared on the Internet here:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/02/090210-bucardo-clone.html
The scientists feel that with more research into animal cloning they will be able to successfully clone this extinct species with time.
This is good news for genetic diversity and good news for the future of human cloning as well.
The more research that is done, the sooner the obstacles to human cloning will be resolved. One day, using human cloning technology, livers, kidneys, and hearts will be created in the laboratory to save lives without the fear of rejection of foreign DNA which happens now.
Reportedly, the clone was born alive but died soon after birth.
The scientists cloned a bucardo, or Pyrenean ibex, which went extinct in 2000. The scientists had apparently stored tissue from the species before it went extinct.
The story appeared on the Internet here:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/02/090210-bucardo-clone.html
The scientists feel that with more research into animal cloning they will be able to successfully clone this extinct species with time.
This is good news for genetic diversity and good news for the future of human cloning as well.
The more research that is done, the sooner the obstacles to human cloning will be resolved. One day, using human cloning technology, livers, kidneys, and hearts will be created in the laboratory to save lives without the fear of rejection of foreign DNA which happens now.
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