therapeutic cloning
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- noun
- /ˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪk ˈkloʊnɪŋ/
- Specialized
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clonación terapéutica
- An example is the clash between health for some and life for others that we see in the stem-cell and therapeutic cloning controversies.
- human therapeutic cloning
- therapeutic cloning of stem cells
- therapeutic cloning to cure diseases
Examples
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The expected benefit of therapeutic cloning is that the cells taken from a fertilized egg could be induced to form any desired tissue of the body and could then be used to repair the damaged tissue in a patient.
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- Yeah but it's therapeutic cloning, not baby cloning.
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This position is also open to so-called therapeutic cloning to generate specific tissues for use in a particular patient.
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Though therapeutic cloning is the term of choice for the generation of specific tissues, I think clinical cloning would be a much better term.
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To begin with the prospect of complete genetic duplication, or human reproductive cloning, as contrasted with therapeutic cloning to produce master cells, what is it that people fear in human cloning?
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Researchers believe that therapeutic cloning can lead to breakthroughs in regenerating damaged tissues.
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The clinic specializes in therapeutic cloning to develop personalized stem cell treatments for patients.
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Ethical discussions surrounding therapeutic cloning focus on its potential to create compatible organs for transplant.
Synonyms
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To make an exact copy of a gene, cell, or living thing in a lab
Process of making identical cells or organisms from a patient's cells for medical use
A method of putting the nucleus from a body cell into an egg cell whose nucleus has been removed
To move a cell's nucleus and DNA into another cell for cloning or research
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase is a straightforward composition of 'therapeutic' (promoting healing) and 'cloning' (producing biological copies), so a learner who knows both words can infer it means cloning carried out for medical/healing purposes (e.g., to make tissue or organs). While detailed technical mechanisms (nuclear transplantation, stem-cell specifics) are specialized, the basic purpose and meaning are transparently derived from the constituents and common cross-linguistically.
Etymology
Therapeutic cloning comes from the idea of making a copy of a person's cells to grow new tissue or organs for 'treatment'. The word therapeutic means for 'treatment' and cloning means making a copy, so the phrase means making matching tissue so the body will not 'reject' it.