From: Sarah Marr (sarah.marr@dial.pipex.com)
Date: Thu Jul 17 1997 - 03:58:16 MDT
At 01:59 17/07/97 -0700, Daniel Lee Crocker wrote:
>But something on your side has to undergo meiosis, and
>that currently only happens in ova, so the prospect for that is
>further off (but surprizes do happen).
Is there no-one investigating the possibility of inducing meiosis in other
types of cell? The artificial ova?
>And as for that "true parent" quote, I tend to reject the idea that
>DNA has anything at all to do with parenting.
A bad choice of words on my part. I suppose there's a circular argument
that says a parent is defined in terms of a genetic relation to offspring,
therefore DNA has a lot to do with parenting. However, as someone
considering the adoption/donor option, I understand exactly what you mean.
Sarah
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