Oocyte Cryopreservation A recent New York Times article titled "For Women Worried About Fertility, Egg Bank is a New Option" written by Sally Wadyka, focuses on the new improved technology of Oocyte cryopreservation, or the freezing of eggs. It has become a recent trend for women to wait till later in their lives to start a family. Until recently, there was no procedure available for women to store their eggs to be used at a later date. Because of this trend and the new advances in the field of
Cryogenics Cryogenics is a largely growing field, relatively innovative in the field of science and research. It deals with freezing temperatures below –150 degrees Celsius (-238 degrees Fahrenheit) using oxygen, helium I, helium II (which are both are chemically identical), and nitrogen. These are cooled to the point of liquidation and used to freeze diverse materials and substances. “At these extreme conditions, such properties of materials as strength, thermal conductivity, ductility and
Genetic Engineering and Cryonic Freezing: A Modern Frankenstein? In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, a new being was artificially created using the parts of others. That topic thus examines the ethics of "playing God" and, though written in 1818, it is still a relevant issue today. Genetic engineering and cryogenic freezing are two current technologies related to the theme in the novel of science transcending the limits of what humans can and should do. Genetic engineering is widely used
Cryonics Suzie Q, a twenty-five year old woman, is dying of AIDS. When she learned this, she heard about something called cryonic suspension. A cryonist at the hospital where she gets treatment told her how cryonics freezes people when they are pronounced dead. When the cure for AIDS is developed, she would then be revived and able to start a new life. Suzie Q decided to participate in cryonic suspension and spent her life savings to pay for the freezing process. Five years later, Suzie Q died
The False Hope of Cryonics Have you ever thought about living one hundred years or more from now? If current beliefs are proven to be possible it may be a possibility in the future. Alcor, a life extension foundation, claims that Cryonics may make it possible for people who die to be revived in the future. Just think about it, you could get to see how present problems were solved in the future. The only catch is that Cryonics may cause more problems than it can solve in the future. Cryonics
Cryobiology: Low Temperature Studies Of Biological Systems Thesis: Low temperature biology, or cryobiology, has the possibility, and may very easily and very drastically affect everyones' lives in the future. Through rapidly approaching cryobiological medical procedures and techniques, the presence of intense ethical issues may play an important role in many everyday decisions that do not now exist. Introduction What is cryobiology? It is "the study of the effects of freezing and low
Scientific Contemporary Issues Report Cryonics What is Cryonics? Cryonics is a procedure whereby a person or living organism is frozen soon after death in order that it may be thawed and rejuvenated at a later date should a cure for the cause of death be found. A person or living organism that is preserved by the process of cryonics is said to be in cryonic suspension. In order to understand the true nature of cryonics it is wise to give a simple example of what scientists are attempting to achieve
access to oocytes that were at the correct stage for in vitro fertilization. It was not until 1965 that he discovered human oocytes, “required 24 hours of incubation in vitro, before they would initiate their maturation process” (Nobelprize.org 4). Next, he had to find conditions that would encourage the fertilization of oocytes. He used the buffer conditions identified by Barr D. Bavister to activate human spermatozoa and fertilize in vitro oocytes in 1969, however the fertilized oocytes were not
stimulated due to necessity to use the rams over extended periods, or at different times of the year. The response of the spermatozoa to the cryopreservation. .varies among individual males of the same species as well as in different species (Waterhouse et al., 2006). In general, the spermatozoa of small ruminants. .are extremely sensitive to cryopreservation compared to other species (Kucuk et al.,
In my opinion, In vitro fertilisation (IVF) is one of the greatest breakthroughs in Medical Biotechnology in the last 50 years. Finding out you are infertile can be heart-breaking and distressing. After trying for long periods of time, some couples are not able to conceive. Thankfully, this problem many couples have can be fixed by In Vitro Fertilization (IVF), a process that was developed and used in Britain first more than 30 years ago by Doctors Patrick Steptoe and Robert Edwards. In 1978, the
Gender and the Internet The internet can be a very good source of information, but it can also altar information enough to make it unreal. Feminist sites are no exception to this. Many sites in fact use virtual rendering to altar images in addition to text. There are various topics dealing with feminism and issues involving females, some are well approached and others are not. Women do not tend to have the same type of relationship with their automobiles as men do. In Virginia Scharff’s
There is nothing more devastating than trying time after time to conceive and coming up empty just see the doctor and be told that either you or your spouse are infertile. Infertility is a heavy blow to anyone who wishes to have a family of their own and can take quite a toll on a relationship. More than 15% of the population worldwide suffers from Infertility . People who suffer from infertility are advised about hormone treatments and artificial reproduction therapy, now couples who once couldn’t
The Social and Ethical Implications of Assisted Reproductive Technologies Test tube babies have long been stigmatized by society as the unnatural results of scientific dabbling. The words `test tube baby' have been used by school children as an insult, and many adults have seen an artificial means of giving birth as something perhaps only necessary for a lesbian woman, or a luxury item only available to the elite few. The reality is that assisted reproductive technologies (ART) have been helping