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= 3 Parent Embryo =

WHAT IS IT? 3 Parent embryos is an interesting new way of conceiving a child. How this work is they take two parents who want to have a child and take one gamete ( sex cell ) from each parent, and take the DNA from both. They also use a gamete from a female called a donor, and strip the cell of all genetic information. They put the DNA from both parents into the donor egg.



Extracting the DNA from one of there Gametes.

WHY? This process was intended to be used for mothers who have diseases that come from the mitochondria. The mitochondria is an organelle found in large numbers in most cells. These diseases are ones that they have not yet found cures for. There are around 50 diseases connected to the mitochondria that we know of. Some of theses diseases lead to disability and even to death. Some of these conditions are fatal liver failure, stroke-like episodes, blindness, muscular dystrophy, diabetes and deafness. Around one out of 6500 people are affected by this.

Funny comic of the mother jokingly telling someone how they got the baby.

media type="custom" key="25343076" New cast talking about 3 parent embryos and how it is becoming a controversial topic.

This pictures visualizes for you what picking the different characteristics you would want your baby to have would look like, this being called a designer baby.

CONTROVERSY Many people are worried the 3 parent embryos are not going to be used for what they are intended for. People are concerned that we will start creating “designer babies”, this is when parents would modify traits like eye color, height and intelligence.

media type="custom" key="25343520" This video brings up many good point around the controversy of 3 Parent IVF. Also shows how they have successfully done this with a baby monkey in a lab.

MORE WEBSITES TO CHECK OUT FOR MORE INFORMATION AND A DEEPER LOOK 1.[|http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7227861.stm] (information on 3 parent embryos) 2. [] ( what is a mitochondrial disease) 3. [] (first country to allow 3 person IVF) 4. [] (3 person embryos lead to other things) 5. [] (3 person embryos lead to other things)

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= **Human Evolution** =

What is evolution? The process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of the earth.

Human evolution is something that has taken a long time to get to where it is today. We are told that we come from apelike animals. Humans have very similar genetic and physical traits to a group of primates, the apes.



Some of the earlier trait that have evolved around 4 million years ago, being able to walk on 2 legs. Some of the more resent traits that have evolved are language complicity, large and complicated brain, the ability to make tools, art, and cultural diversity. Its thought that because we have already evolved so much that we will still continue to do so.

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A look into what humans may look like in the future

__ Some future traits humans may evolve to possess __

- May lack wisdom teeth - Race differences may disappear - May have less hair - May be more resistant to diabetes and heart disses - May be physically weaker and less resistant to pathogens

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MORE WEBSITES TO CHECK OUT FOR MORE INFORMATION AND A DEEPER LOOK 1. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/11/091124-origin-of-species-150-darwin-human-evolution.html 2.http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wilderness-resources/stories/projecting-human-evolution-5-traits-we-might-possess-in

__ REFERENCES __ http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/11/091124-origin-of-species-150-darwin-human-evolution.html http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evosite/evo101/IIE2cHumanevop2.shtml http://humanorigins.si.edu/resources/intro-human-evolution

