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Applications of Cell Technology

Question 4 • Miami Biology EOC: SC.912.L.16.10: Biotechnology

One of the newest applications of cell technology is called cybrid embryos. This process involves replacing the nuclear material of an animal cell with human nuclear material. How might this process affect public policies about research by using stem cells?

Answer
A
The same policies and concerns about the use of human embryonic stem cells would most likely apply.
B
The embryos would most likely be treated like traditional animal embryos and regulated accordingly.
C
The process of forming cybrid embryos would most likely be banned by government regulators.
D
The embryos would be treated as regular cells because they are not fully human in origin.

Explanation

Cybrid embryos contain human nuclear material, so their use in stem-cell research raises many of the same ethical and policy concerns as research involving human embryonic stem cells. The policies would most likely apply in a similar way, rather than treating them as ordinary animal embryos or regular cells solely because they are not entirely human in origin.

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