Cloning
The Extended Essay
Research Question:
Saving a life by killing another, is cloning worth it?
Introduction:
Peter is eight years old. The doctors found out that he has hemophilia, a disease in which blood is unable to clot, due to a lack of the clotting factor VIII. This means that if Peter has a wound, his body will not be able to form a crust and heal. Instead, the wound will keep on bleeding until doctors surgically close it. Although this is just an imaginary example, hemophilia is not uncommon. Scientists have therefore done much research to find cures for this disease. Doctors know that bone marrow is essential in the treatment of patients with hemophilia because it contains the clotting factor. Yet acquiring that bone marrow is not always easy. In the first place, the amount of bone marrow available is very limited. Not many people are willing to take the risk of transplanting some of their bone marrow, since they have to undergo a heavy surgical procedure and there......
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Approximate Pages: 16 (250 words per double-spaced page)
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