HORTICULTURE

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: -Current ethical controversies regarding stem cell-based therapy are focused on the unlimited differentiation potential of iPSCs which can be used in human cloning, as a risk for generation of human embryos and human-animal chimeras.

Detailed explanation-3: -The stem cell controversy is the consideration of the ethics of research involving the development and use of human embryos. Most commonly, this controversy focuses on embryonic stem cells. Not all stem cell research involves human embryos.

Detailed explanation-4: -The ethical questions surrounding gene therapy and genome editing include: How can “good” and “bad” uses of these technologies be distinguished? Who decides which traits are normal and which constitute a disability or disorder? Will the high costs of gene therapy make it available only to the wealthy?

Detailed explanation-5: -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.