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Human Cloning
Human Cloning
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Embryo
After the human egg is fertilized, during the period from approximately the second to the
eighth week, it is an embryo. After the 8th week it is usually termed a fetus.
As far as we know
That is what we know about a certain situation at a particular time.
Ethical
Morally good or correct; avoids hurting other people, animals or the environment.
Egg cell
The female reproductive cell
DNA
The hereditary/genetical material in humans and almost all other organisms.
Best case-scenario
The best / worst possible result
Surrogate mother
A woman who bears a child on behalf of another person or a couple, typically via artificial
insemination or in vitro fertilization.
Stem cells
Stem cells are cells with the potential to develop into many different types of cells
in the body. They serve as a repair system for the body. ... They are unspecialized,
so they cannot do specific functions in the body. They have the potential to
become specialized cells, such as muscle cells, blood cells, and brain cells.