ADVISORY/Experts Available To Discuss Dolly, Animal Cloning.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 14, 2003 TOPIC: The Roslin Institute announced Friday that Dolly the sheep, the first cloned mammal from an adult, was euthanized after being diagnosed with progressive lung disease, according to an article by The Associated Press. Dolly was cloned in 1996 from another 6-year-old sheep. Three years later, researchers found that cells in Dolly's body began to show signs of deterioration as that of an older animal. Some geneticists believe the finding provided proof that the original genetic blueprint is weakened in cloned animals. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Professor Margaret McLean is the director of Biotechnology and Healthcare Ethics at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics The Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University provides a nationally recognized academic forum for research and dialogue concerning all areas of applied ethics. at Santa Clara University. She is a member of the Bioethics bioethics, in philosophy, a branch of ethics concerned with issues surrounding health care and the biological sciences. These issues include the morality of abortion, euthanasia, in vitro fertilization, and organ transplants (see transplantation, medical). Committee at O'Connor Hospital, and review committee member on Infant Bioethics and Infant Care at Santa Clara Valley
The Santa Clara Valley is a valley just south of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California in the United States. Medical Center. Her professional and research interests include the ethical dimensions of biotechnology especially human reproductive technology, medical and agricultural applications of genetic technology, stem cell technology, neonatology neonatology /neo·na·tol·o·gy/ (ne?o-na-tol´ah-je) the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the newborn. ne·o·na·tol·o·gy n. , and end of life decisions. Current projects include participation on the California State Advisory Committee on Human Cloning, a chapter in "The Human Embryonic Stem Cell Embryonic stem cells (ES cells) are stem cells derived from the inner cell mass of an early stage embryo known as a blastocyst. Human embryos reach the blastocyst stage 4-5 days post fertilization, at which time they consist of 50-150 cells. ES cells are pluripotent. Debate" to be published by MIT MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press and a manuscript on genetic selection. PR: Kelly Shenefiel, 408-554-5125, kshenefiel@scu.edu Dr. Lisa Steiner, of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology, at Cambridge; coeducational; chartered 1861, opened 1865 in Boston, moved 1916. It has long been recognized as an outstanding technological institute and its Sloan School of Management has notable programs in business, , is an expert regarding health sciences and cloning. 617-253-6704, 617-253-1000 (University PR Phone) Professor Nancy Cox, of the University of Chicago, focuses on research that identifies and characterizes genetic variation influencing susceptibility to complex disorders. She also works on both the localization Customizing software and documentation for a particular country. It includes the translation of menus and messages into the native spoken language as well as changes in the user interface to accommodate different alphabets and culture. See internationalization and l10n. of the genetic variation, via linkage studies and linkage disequilibrium mapping, as well as on the analytic component to positional cloning of genes for complex disorders. 312-834-1001 ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at http://www.businesswire.com/ifmd/index.html. |
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