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| The Immunological and Social Criticism On the Human Embryonic Cloning Technology in Korea |
| The Immunological and Social Criticism On the Human Embryonic Cloning Technology in Korea. Democratic Society and policy Studies vol.9(2006) 213-230 in Korean abstract The excellent results of the human embryonic cloning technology in Korea, considered intuitively, get joined on the national pride, but flop over to the borderline of science. This paper draws critically on the current Korean syndrome of nationalism in the cloning technology from the standpoint of immunological philosophy and social angle. In section 2, I’ll argue that immunological research is not an additional process, but a imperative major subject in the embryonic cloning research. The realistic success on the therapeutic uses of embryonic stem cells relies on the recognizing of the immunological identity thesis. In order to overcome the immune rejection problems associated with organ and tissue transplants, researcher should be free himself from the reductionist attitude of ‘immune-self’ concept. In section 3, I offer a critical analysis of the commercial misuse of stem cell and cloning. Large scale research cloning could generate a market for women’s eggs that could easily lead to exploitation. Furthermore I’ll show why embryonic stem cell patents may be a commercial issue that will offer a criterium of exchange value. In conclusion, I address that our hope of stem cell should be taken to allow for a medical future. We must keep watch the nationalism or commercialism in science in order to protect our hope from being hype. Key Words: embryonic cloning, immunological identity, stem cell patents, women’s egg |