Cloning

LOE revisits the question “Who Owns Life?”

In the 1980’s, geneticist Mario Capecchi pioneered a technique called gene targeting that allowed scientists to find a specific gene and change it in mice. This genetic engineering is seen as having great potential for preventing diseases in humans. Now,

Physical attributes like hair color and skin tone can be traced to the expression of certain genes in our DNA. But, what about behavior? As reporter Sheri Quinn finds, researchers at the University of Utah may have discovered a genetic link to obsessive compulsive disorder.

Producer Bob Carty continues his series, “Generation Next: Remaking the Human Race” by looking at the debate over cloning humans for medical therapies and offspring replication.