Bl. 5

HW:

“Scientist working on transplant techniques grew a human ear on the back of a mouse. The ear is molded using human cartilage cells, and nourished by the mouse’s blood as it grows”. Find a reference and write a passage using your reference.

In my opinion, increase knowledge for helping people is the best thing that we should agree. As the result, BBC (2002) said “around 100 people waiting for a liver transplant” that means more people need some help from a mad scientist. For this case - working on transplant techniques grew a human ear on the back of a mouse are have many advantages such as help people who lost their ear, nose and so on. One reason that I supported this Idea because in this work are do not killed any mouse but they just putting a mold resembling the shape of a human ear on to its back and if they take the ear off a mouse still alive. I think this way is not cruel any animal but just help animal make a big deep (merit) for human being. Maybe in the future, can we have a new fashion ear like as “ape ear” for people to choose it?!! Some people don’t like their original ear…maybe they can be change it (lol this is just my stupid think – don’t laughs lol). However, I’m not a mad scientist, so I don’t know about what was the researcher done in this job, so, can we concern that human will take some DNA from the animal?. For this point Dr. Kruszelinicki (2006) reported that human DNA had taken over the mouse DNA, and commanded it to grow a human ear “But it never happened” because the mouse in the famous photo had never been genetically engineered.!

Actually, as the result, scientists had believed it was not possible to grow anything more complex than simple tissues…because of problems growing the blood vessel networks. To do this, they use a "frame" made of a biodegradable plastic. (BBC, 2002).



Reference

BBC. (2002). Artificial liver 'could be grown'. Retrieved from http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/1949073.stm

Kruszelinicki, K. (2006). Mouse with human ear. Retrieved from www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2006/06/02/1644154.htm