Saturday, 24 October 2009
is it possible to clone yourself or clone someone in this year of 2007 with all the medical technology we have
Answer:
yes i suppose... technology is very developped today so i think cloning someone is not something difficult for scientists...
Cloning is possible
Not yet!
I think the technology is there: it's just not legal. I'm assuming that you want a complete clone of yourself, and not just a few cells for theraputic purposes, which is legal in some jurisdictions. Just one question for you: why would you want to clone yourself?
I was thinking.I miss my cat Cleo...She died a couple years ago...My cat Lucy is now 5...I love her so much she is the best companion...I don't want her to leave me. I would continue to clone her to have her with me always...I feel there is nothing wrong with that.Cloning people though...hmmm...I have a relative's DNA who has passed away. Now, I would bring him back if I could. I will never have enough money to pay for the process so he will have to rest. I have read up on all the technology concerning cloning, but will look to the scientists for answers here. Your question sparked my interest! good luck.
Other mammals are currently being cloned successfully.
Ethical debates aside, if you're want to clone yourself and have them live to your age- no. We've cloned animals yes, but they have plenty of defects. And success percentage, even in the highest is like 3% for birth. Survival rate till adulthood without crippling/abnormal symptoms is also horribly low.
Is it possible to correct partial skull deformities with surgery during the teen years?
According to a friend of mine, he said that surgeons can reshape the jaw, face, and skull even into adulthood, not just infancy. Does anyone know how true this is? I'm just curious.
Answer:
Doctors prefer to wait until the skull has stopped growing to preform corrective surgery. But often operate on people of all ages, especially if deformities are life threatening etc. Otherwise more surgery may be needed. Surgeons can do amazing reconstructive work now. They use Teflon, and other materials to replace missing bone.
Google search flat head syndrome
Yes, ask your Doctor. Look at the Discovery Health Channel web page.
Answer:
Doctors prefer to wait until the skull has stopped growing to preform corrective surgery. But often operate on people of all ages, especially if deformities are life threatening etc. Otherwise more surgery may be needed. Surgeons can do amazing reconstructive work now. They use Teflon, and other materials to replace missing bone.
Google search flat head syndrome
Yes, ask your Doctor. Look at the Discovery Health Channel web page.
Is it possible to create a centaur by transplant?
Answer:
No, your trying to splice two different genomes together... Animal and Humans don't share the same genetic code, DNA to do this...If you tried it, whom ever volunteered to be transplanted would die. The horse would have died because the brain was disconnected and vital organs stopped when it happened. Since our brain is connected to keep the heart pumping, and since the heart of a horse is so different, our brains wouldnt keep it going as thier chambers are more than ours are, or they dont beat the same, plus the various muscles couldnt be grafted to our synapse to control over.I wish you well..Jesse
no
Currently seems no.May be possible in future.
Is it possible to determine the time of death (to the month or year) of a body buried in soil for over 10yrs?
I am writing a novel where a man's body is found in someone's backgarden (ie in the soil). It has been there for over 10 years and one needs to assume that decomposition went ahead as normal in a non openly aerated environment. Is it possible to determine if it has been there for 10 years and 1 month, or in years? is it possible to distinguish between 10 and 11 years, 10 and 13 years or more?
Answer:
Yes, it is possible. First, the investigator must identify the deceased by photographing the maxilla and mandible (jaw bones) and submitting the picture to a crime/forensics lab for possible matches. Crime labs normally have a databases for dental records in which the computer will generate a list of the closest matches and the scientist will narrow down that list by visual comparison. Next, the identity can be further verified by comparing bone samples to radiographs in the deceased's medical records (long bones such as the humerus or femur if they are intact provide the best comparison). For example, bone length, varus and valgus angles, and bony landmarks are measured and compared to the x-rays. Given that this confirms the identity of the deceased, and database searches reveal no death certificate, the investigation continues. Next, the investigator will need an osteologist to analyze the bones. This analysis will reveal the approximate age of the deceased at time of death. This approximation is then added (in years) to the subject's date of birth, which should be found in the medical records. The sum is the approximate year the subject died. If the investigator wants to know the exact month, he must rebury the bones in the same or very similar garden (same soil, same depth) for at least a year in order to compute the rate of decalcification. The decalcification rate (which is stated in micrometers per month) is then divided from the total amount of decalcified bone tissue (in micrometers). The quotient is the number of months that have elapsed since decalcification began (the time of tissue death, given that bone decay was uniformly present). This will narrow down the time of death within one month.
There are many other ways of figuring out the year and/or month of death, but given that at least 10 years had passed since the time of death, the bones and clothing of the deceased would be considered most significant to the investigation.
Yes but there need to be clues as to when the body was buried ie: a ticket stub from a theater or an unused ticket for an event or show, a sales receipt ( for cash if the body is to be anonymous at this point) if there is a crime lab involved pollen can be used or perhaps a dead insect on the body or caught in the clothing or hair will help, the clothing itself can provide a clue shorts and short sleeves are one clue a light jacket and jeans are another and a heavy coat is yet another indicator of the time of year the death occurred there are several clever ways that you can use to hide evidence of time of death on a body such as the sales receipt caught in the small pocket of a pair of jeans the change pocket you know the small one on the right front that no one ever checks and few people actually use or in the shirt pocket or perhaps a money belt was worn by the victim or perhaps he had a distinctive dental feature that was altered ie had a mug shot taken in Feb. and had a gold tooth done in march and disappeared in April or broke his arm in may and still has cast in place but the bone is mostly healed that will narrow it down to a few week window combined with other clues this can further pin point the time of death be inventive and the right way to do it for your dead body will make itself apparent.
Answer:
Yes, it is possible. First, the investigator must identify the deceased by photographing the maxilla and mandible (jaw bones) and submitting the picture to a crime/forensics lab for possible matches. Crime labs normally have a databases for dental records in which the computer will generate a list of the closest matches and the scientist will narrow down that list by visual comparison. Next, the identity can be further verified by comparing bone samples to radiographs in the deceased's medical records (long bones such as the humerus or femur if they are intact provide the best comparison). For example, bone length, varus and valgus angles, and bony landmarks are measured and compared to the x-rays. Given that this confirms the identity of the deceased, and database searches reveal no death certificate, the investigation continues. Next, the investigator will need an osteologist to analyze the bones. This analysis will reveal the approximate age of the deceased at time of death. This approximation is then added (in years) to the subject's date of birth, which should be found in the medical records. The sum is the approximate year the subject died. If the investigator wants to know the exact month, he must rebury the bones in the same or very similar garden (same soil, same depth) for at least a year in order to compute the rate of decalcification. The decalcification rate (which is stated in micrometers per month) is then divided from the total amount of decalcified bone tissue (in micrometers). The quotient is the number of months that have elapsed since decalcification began (the time of tissue death, given that bone decay was uniformly present). This will narrow down the time of death within one month.
There are many other ways of figuring out the year and/or month of death, but given that at least 10 years had passed since the time of death, the bones and clothing of the deceased would be considered most significant to the investigation.
Yes but there need to be clues as to when the body was buried ie: a ticket stub from a theater or an unused ticket for an event or show, a sales receipt ( for cash if the body is to be anonymous at this point) if there is a crime lab involved pollen can be used or perhaps a dead insect on the body or caught in the clothing or hair will help, the clothing itself can provide a clue shorts and short sleeves are one clue a light jacket and jeans are another and a heavy coat is yet another indicator of the time of year the death occurred there are several clever ways that you can use to hide evidence of time of death on a body such as the sales receipt caught in the small pocket of a pair of jeans the change pocket you know the small one on the right front that no one ever checks and few people actually use or in the shirt pocket or perhaps a money belt was worn by the victim or perhaps he had a distinctive dental feature that was altered ie had a mug shot taken in Feb. and had a gold tooth done in march and disappeared in April or broke his arm in may and still has cast in place but the bone is mostly healed that will narrow it down to a few week window combined with other clues this can further pin point the time of death be inventive and the right way to do it for your dead body will make itself apparent.
is it possible to be tested for dioxin poisioning?
i am an agent orange baby, my father was in veitnam
Answer:
It takes about 80 ml of blood and cost $1,200 several years ago.
see: http://www.sph.umich.edu/dioxin/pdf/bloo...
Yes, but not too many labs do dioxin testing. Even The VA doesn't.
Answer:
It takes about 80 ml of blood and cost $1,200 several years ago.
see: http://www.sph.umich.edu/dioxin/pdf/bloo...
Yes, but not too many labs do dioxin testing. Even The VA doesn't.
Is it possible to change my eye color by surgery?
I was born with hazel eyes but I would like to change them to blue. And contacts are too much trouble. Can you change your eye color by surgery?
Answer:
Be happy with the eyes God gave you!! Most people want eye surgery so that they can SEE! If you're just going to waste all that money on a surgery that cant even be preformed, than you shouldnt have all that money in the first place.
no i don't think docs can do that yet
do you know how much trouble eye surgery is? especially pretend eye color changing surgery.
Unfortunately no. But, you can go to your optometrist and order some color contacts. Hope that was helpful. =)
No!
No, you'd have to replace the iris, which is so far beyond medical capability.
NO!
No, medicine cannot do that yet. They are too busy working on a cure for vanity.
as far as i know, you can't change your eye color by surgery BUT you can use contact lenses with different colors.
Answer:
Be happy with the eyes God gave you!! Most people want eye surgery so that they can SEE! If you're just going to waste all that money on a surgery that cant even be preformed, than you shouldnt have all that money in the first place.
no i don't think docs can do that yet
do you know how much trouble eye surgery is? especially pretend eye color changing surgery.
Unfortunately no. But, you can go to your optometrist and order some color contacts. Hope that was helpful. =)
No!
No, you'd have to replace the iris, which is so far beyond medical capability.
NO!
No, medicine cannot do that yet. They are too busy working on a cure for vanity.
as far as i know, you can't change your eye color by surgery BUT you can use contact lenses with different colors.
Is it possible to clone T-helper cells for use in the treatment of HIV / Aids??
Assuming one finds unaffected T-helper cells to clone...
Answer:
Yes, and it's interesting that you mention that, because my school gave us a lecture on that very topic. The T-cells, once they establish self-tolerance, could be selected for resistance against the virus, and cloned to reestablish the T-cell population within the immunocompromised host. It is currently very complicated and expensive though, so the technology is being developed, but it is thought to be a potential therapy that may one day greatly benefit patients.
T-helper cells are matured and developed from stem cells within the body and are not created in the laboratory yet.
Answer:
Yes, and it's interesting that you mention that, because my school gave us a lecture on that very topic. The T-cells, once they establish self-tolerance, could be selected for resistance against the virus, and cloned to reestablish the T-cell population within the immunocompromised host. It is currently very complicated and expensive though, so the technology is being developed, but it is thought to be a potential therapy that may one day greatly benefit patients.
T-helper cells are matured and developed from stem cells within the body and are not created in the laboratory yet.
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