Biological Experimentation & Madness
SCREENING FOR DEFECTS IN EMBRYOS IS FOUND TO BE
HIGHLY UNRELIABLE
21/06/07 07:25 Permalink
"[PGS] is based on the concept that the entire chromosomal constitution of an embryo can be represented by a single cell, which is removed from the embryo. If one biopsied cell is found to be abnormal, there is a 90% chance that the rest of the embryo is also abnormal or mosaic, where two or more cells with different chromosomal constitution exist in a single embryo."
Well it seems that embryos have the ability to self-correct.
"We found that embryos which were abnormal on day 3 demonstrated a high rate of mosaicism However, on day 5 some of them had undergone 'self-correction' into normal embryos. Others kept the same abnormalities, while some had acquired additional chromosomal abnormalities", she says."
"The timing is significant because embryos used in IVF are normally transferred at between 3 and 5 days old". SCIENCEDAILY
If you recall a British clinic was recently approved to use PGS in order to to weed out children with cosmetic defects and even those who would squint.
More death and destruction of life in the name of progress.
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BIOLOGICAL SLAVERY--SWEDEN APPROVES EMBRYO SCREENING
TO AID DYING SIBLINGS
28/05/07 14:49 Permalink
Swedish authorities have permitted three families to screen embryos in order to create a child that will act as a stem cell donor for a dying sibling.
"Under the procedure, an embryo is tested in vitro for a desired genotype before implantation into the uterus, in what is called pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD). That has been allowed for some time in Sweden, in particular to screen for single-gene diseases such as cystic fibrosis as well as chromosomal abnormalities such as Down's Syndrome. But for the first time, authorities will allow the embryos to be screened to find a tissue match for a sick sibling, in a process called human leukocyte antigen testing (HLA)."
"After the child is born, stem cells from its placenta and umbilical cord are transferred to the sick sibling. Once in the bone marrow, the stem cells will start producing blood cells. These are the first cases in Sweden to be granted the procedure following a law on genetic screening that came into force in July last year. The procedure has been criticized by some who consider the screening process unethical.
Call me negative! I can already see the future headline: "Embryo shopping approved for the dying"--after all --why stop at siblings? It is only a matter of time before master embryos are created which would enable us to shop for a biological slave that could save us from suffering and death.
HAVE WE BECOME WHAT WE LOATHE?
08/05/07 08:06 Permalink
We look with horror on the attempts by Nazi Germany to create a perfect race by "improving" the Aryan gene pool. Recently a rare collection of documents held by the Red Cross, in the small German town of Bad Arolsen revealed the methods that were used to create the Master race. Some 250 "racially desirable" toddlers and young children were seized from Polish homes and adopted out to German families. Another Nazi command decrees: "All Polish orphans need to be checked for their potential for Germanization". The Nazis also ran "birthing homes" where racially acceptable, unwed mothers would bear children for adoption by Nazi families. An estimated 20,000 were born in these homes. From Taipei Times:
"With their neatly bobbed blonde hair and wide blue eyes, Alodia and her sister, Daria, qualified. "They told me that I have nice features -- like German features," Alodia Witaszek recalls today, at 69, sitting in her living room in the Polish city of Poznan, where she was born. "I was a `gift for the Fuehrer' -- that's what they called us," she said.
Now a British clinic will start screening and weeding out embryos for cosmetic defects From Telegraph.co.uk :
Embryos are to be screened for a cosmetic defect for the first time in a British clinic.
Doctors have been given permission to create a baby free from a genetic disorder which would have caused the child to have a severe squint....
Critics have said that the permission is another step on the road to creating only perfect-looking babies in the laboratory.
The licence was granted by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) to Prof Gedis Grudzinskas, who believes the landmark ruling marks a shift away from granting licences only for life-threatening conditions.
He said: "We will increasingly see the use of embryo screening for severe cosmetic conditions."
He added that he would seek to screen for any genetic factor at all that would cause a family severe distress.
When asked if he would screen embryos for factors like hair colour, he said: "If there is a cosmetic aspect to an individual case I would assess it on its merits.
"[Hair colour] can be a cause of bullying which can lead to suicide. With the agreement of the HFEA, I would do it.
"If a parent suffered from asthma, and it was possible to detect the genetic factor for this, I would do it.
"It all depends on the family's distress."...
Until last year screening was restricted to life-threatening conditions such as cystic fibrosis or fatal blood disorders.
Recently doctors have also been able to screen for adult diseases, including some types of cancer and early-onset Alzheimer's.
Dr David King, the director of Human Genetics Alert, said: "Philosophers love to deride the idea of a slippery slope, but here it is in practice.
"We moved from preventing children who will die young to those who might become ill in middle age.
"We now discard those who will live as long as the rest of us but are cosmetically imperfect."
Does the modern world look with horror on this? No, this is seen as progress.
When we exterminate the "defective" in the name of perfection, how are we any different from the Nazis. Our deadened consciences tell us that we are merciful, after all, our children must be spared the distress of wearing glasses, or possessing the wrong hair color, or eyecolor.
If "severe family distress" is the new criteria for exterminating human life then accident victims, hyperactive and difficult children, or even the elderly meet this new subjective criteria.
FEMALE ONLY CONCEPTION OF CHILDREN
12/04/07 20:42 Permalink
The lines of creation have been breached by man and it is a slippery slope that seemingly cannot be stopped. We are truly embarking upon a grotesque, Frankenstein era of biological experiments that do not even seem to phase the Western world. Despite the fact that God prevented the conception of children by homosexuals, it will nevertheless become a "RIGHT" in the future.
From The Independent: The prospect of all-female conception
"Women might soon be able to produce sperm in a development that could allow lesbian couples to have their own biological daughters, according to a pioneering study published today.
Scientists are seeking ethical permission to produce synthetic sperm cells from a woman's bone marrow tissue after showing that it possible to produce rudimentary sperm cells from male bone-marrow tissue.
The researchers said they had already produced early sperm cells from bone-marrow tissue taken from men. They believe the findings show that it may be possible to restore fertility to men who cannot naturally produce their own sperm.
But the results also raise the prospect of being able to take bone-marrow tissue from women and coaxing the stem cells within the female tissue to develop into sperm cells, said Professor Karim Nayernia of the University of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Creating sperm from women would mean they would only be able to produce daughters because the Y chromosome of male sperm would still be needed to produce sons. The latest research brings the prospect of female-only conception a step closer.
"Theoretically is it possible," Professor Nayernia said. "The problem is whether the sperm cells are functional or not. I don't think there is an ethical barrier, so long as it's safe. We are in the process of applying for ethical approval. We are preparing now to apply to use the existing bone marrow stem cell bank here in Newcastle. We need permission from the patient who supplied the bone marrow, the ethics committee and the hospital itself."
If sperm cells can be developed from female bone-marrow tissue they will be matured in the laboratory and tested for their ability to penetrate the outer "shell" of a hamster's egg - a standard fertility test for sperm.
"We want to test the functionality of any male and female sperm that is made by this way," Professor Nayernia said. But he said there was no intention at this stage to produce female sperm that would be used to fertilise a human egg, a move that would require the approval of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority.
The immediate aim is to see if female bone marrow can be lured into developing into the stem cells that can make sperm cells. The ultimate aim is to discover if these secondary stem cells can then be made into other useful tissues of the body, he said.
The latest findings, published in the journal Reproduction: Gamete Biology, show that male bone marrow can be used to make the early "spermatagonial" stem cells that normally mature into fully developed sperm cells.
"Our next goal is to see if we can get the spermatagonial stem cells to progress to mature sperm in the laboratory and this should take around three to five years of experiments," Professor Nayernia said.
Last year, Professor Nayernia led scientists at the University of Gottingen in Germany who became the first to produce viable artificial sperm from mouse embryonic stem cells, which were used to produce seven live offspring.
His latest work on stem cells derived from human bone marrow suggests that it could be possible to develop the techniques to help men who cannot produce their own sperm naturally.
"We're very excited about this discovery, particularly as our earlier work in mice suggests that we could develop this work even further," Professor Nayernia said.
Whether the scientists will ever be able to develop the techniques to help real patients - male or female - will depend on future legislation that the Government is preparing as a replacement to the existing Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act.
A White Paper on genetics suggested that artificial gametes produced from the ordinary "somatic" tissue of the body may be banned from being used to fertilise human eggs by in vitro fertilisation."