Question

The U. S House of Representatives voted to outlaw a specific type of biological experimental procedures. Proponents of the bill called certain experiments ghoulish, immoral and dangerous, but others argued that it was immoral to prevent research that might ultimately help people with incurable ailments like Alzheimer's disease, diabetes and spinal cord injuries. In fact, advances in this area are consistently made overseas, because opposition to such research is so strong in this country.
In this example, research in the fields of __________ and __________ are being hindered in the United States. A) robotics and artificial limbs Eliminate B) cloning and stem cell harvesting C) in vitro fertilization and cloning D) DNA technology and mapping the human genome

Answer 1

Answer:

Option B, cloning and stem cell harvesting

Explanation:

Cloning and stem cell harvesting is strongly opposed in US because of the origin of stem cell being used in the research.

Basically the stem cells are taken from the embryo of human beings that has not taken birth. These stem cells are essential growth cell which are necessary for the survival of young embryo to convert into a fully grown human being.

IF these stem cells are extracted at the embryonic development stage, then embryo is unable to survive and it dies.

There fore option B is correct.

Answer 2

B) cloning and stem cell harvesting