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Surrogate

surrogate

1. A person who functions in another's life as a substitute for some third person such as a relative who assumes the nurturing and other responsibilities of the absent parent.

2. A person who reminds one of another person so that one uses the first as an emotional substitute for the second.

Origin: L. Surrogo, to put in another's place


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A question from Cloning

Well, I hadn't thought quite that far: having pigs as surrogate mothers. But who knows, it might even be possible in some odd future scenario :P

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by biohazard
Fri Jul 17, 2009 12:42 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: A question from Cloning
Replies: 16
Views: 514

Re: Male eggs and female sperm. Please help!

... man to donate skin cells that could be used to make eggs, which could then be fertilised by his partner's sperm and placed into the uterus of a surrogate mother. "I think it is possible," says Kerkis, "but I don't know how people will look at this ethically."

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by sanjidcapa
Tue May 05, 2009 8:59 am
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Male eggs and female sperm. Please help!
Replies: 4
Views: 1358

Re: Placebo during filter validation

Placebo? You mean like using a similar but much cheaper material as a surrogate to "prove" that a filtration method will do what you want it to do? That should be OK for internal, private use, but if this is for any kind of official certification, ...

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by blcr11
Fri Feb 08, 2008 1:36 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Placebo during filter validation
Replies: 1
Views: 322

Can XY give birth?

You probably need some sort of invitro fertilization and a surrogate mom. An XY woman might have developmental problems.

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by david23
Wed Aug 22, 2007 3:56 pm
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: Can XY give birth?
Replies: 12
Views: 2952

WHO IS THE MOTHER?

It depends upon the legal system involved. Many systems determine parenthood genetically, so the surrogate would not be, but in some systems the surrogate is granted certain quasi-parental rights anyway.

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by Darby
Mon Jun 25, 2007 3:17 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: WHO IS THE MOTHER?
Replies: 9
Views: 927
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