BOTANY

BOTANY

BIOTECHNOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Stem cells from a donor are cultured and then implanted into a person with Alzheimer’s disease. Why is this procedure most likely considered controversial?
A
There are associated ethical and moral issues.
B
There is an insufficient supply of donor cells.
C
There is an increased risk of infection.
D
The patient did not give consent.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Why is this procedure most likely considered controversial? There are associated ethical and moral issues. There is an insufficient supply of donor cells. There is an increased risk of infection.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ethical issues specific to human cloning include: the safety and efficacy of the procedure, cloning for destructive embryonic stem cell research, the effects of reproductive cloning on the child/parent relationship, and the commodification of human life as a research product.

Detailed explanation-3: -Five sets of ethical concerns have been raised about GM crops: potential harm to human health; potential damage to the environment; negative impact on traditional farming practice; excessive corporate dominance; and the ‘unnaturalness’ of the technology.

Detailed explanation-4: -The main ethical issue of recombinant DNA technology concerns the nature of investigations and their impact on future generations. Recombinant DNA is an artificial DNC created by two or more DNA strands that would not usually occur together in natural environment.

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