Stem Cell Research

The First Human Cloned Embryo: Researchers who attempted to therapeutically clone human egg cells wrote this article. The purpose of their attempts was to create early human embryos from which they could extract "starter cells" (stem cells) that they could develop into replacement cell tissue for patients with various diseases. The article also discusses parthenogenesis and androgenesis, processes in which stem cells are derived from a patient's own egg cells (Cibelli, Lanza, West & Ezzell, 2002, p. 8). The article also relatively briefly address the ethical considerations raised by therapeutic cloning, including the moral status of organisms creat

ements in Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Virginia, Ohio and New York (2000, pp. 70-71). He also notes that resistance comes both from conservatives, who object that the testing takes time away from classroom instruction, and from liberals, who object that the stringent testing requirements stifle both teacher innovation and student creativity. The chapter closes with a discussion of law suits filed against these requirements and the possibility that the desire to compete is resulting in standards so tough that students are being set up to fail (Schrag, 2000, pp. 72-73). The Future of Computer Technology in K-12 Education: This article discusses the interactivity necessary for good school instruction and how schools can use computer technology to assist in such instruction. Bennett notes that merely putting computer in classrooms does not improve students' test scores. Rather, schools and teachers need to adjust their instruction methods to take advantage of the benefits that computers in the classroom can provide (2002, pp. 75-76). In particular, Bennett maintains that teachers need to work on integrating computer-based instructional software. Such software would focus on preparing daily lesson plans and correcting tests, which would f