TYPES OF CLONING

This type of cloning is designed as therapy for a disease. In therapeutic cloning, the nucleus of a somatic cell of the patient is inserted into a fertilized egg whose nucleus has been removed. The nucleated egg begins to divide repeatedly to form a blastocyst. Scientists then extract stem cells from the blastocyst and use them to grow cells that are a perfect genetic match for the patient. The cells created via therapeutic cloning can then be transplanted into the patient to treat a disease from which the patient suffers. Tissues and even organs can be generated with this method and, this way, there are less probabilities of rejection on part of the patient.

This process entails the removal of the entire nucleus from a somatic cell of an organism, followed by insertion of the nucleus into an egg cell that has had its own nucleus removed. Once the egg cell with the new nucleus has grown until the gastrula it’s introduced into an uterus.

In vitro fertilization is a complex series of procedures used to help with fertility or prevent genetic problems and assist with the conception of a child. During IVF, mature eggs are collected from ovaries and fertilized by sperm in a lab. Then the fertilized egg is transferred to a uterus. One full cycle of IVF takes about three weeks. The procedure either can be done using your own eggs and your partner's sperm or IVF may involve eggs, sperm or embryos from a known or anonymous donor.