Parthenogenesis – A new possibility for regenerative medicine and a new bioethical dilemma

Parthenogenesis have allowed pluripotent stem cells to be obtained from oocytes (eggs) which have been stimulated to divide without having been fertilised by sperm. Can individuals be obtained from parthenogenesis? What is a partenote?

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Autor: Tudela Cuenca, Julio
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Recursos:Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir
Repositorio:RIUCV. Repositorio de la Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riucv.ucv.es:20.500.12466/902
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12466/902
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Bioethics
Biology
Cells
Reproduction
Parthenogenesis
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Resumo:Parthenogenesis have allowed pluripotent stem cells to be obtained from oocytes (eggs) which have been stimulated to divide without having been fertilised by sperm. Can individuals be obtained from parthenogenesis? What is a partenote?