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| Source: Fertility Zone |
Dr Zavos, a physicist and fertility expert is portrayed in the clip from my last post as an eerie scientist in an underground clinic. To an extent he is, but he isn’t doing anything illegal in the countries he works in and his goal is to assist couples to have their own children.
The ethical issue comes from the safety of procedures and the techniques used. (For example, blending human DNA with bovine eggs is grotesque!). Although he has been exploring his treatments for some years now, he is not widely spoken about.
There are only a few media reports about Dr Zavos, and whilst the scientific community seem to scorn him, this is one of the few comments I have found about him.
"I do not know of any credible evidence that suggests Dr Zavos can clone a human being"
Lord Winston-Father of IVF Technology
Whilst Dr Zavos's procedures are potentially unsafe and unethical, from my research it seems that he has largely avoided scrutiny from the public for his attempts to clone a human. He is framed as a "mad scientist" and someone who doesn't have evidence to support his claims, yet he is able to continue his work in undisclosed locations. How has Dr Zavos managed to evade the law and continue his work? Or more importantly, have there been others who blazed a trail for him to more quietly produce the first human clone?
"I do not know of any credible evidence that suggests Dr Zavos can clone a human being"
Lord Winston-Father of IVF Technology
Whilst Dr Zavos's procedures are potentially unsafe and unethical, from my research it seems that he has largely avoided scrutiny from the public for his attempts to clone a human. He is framed as a "mad scientist" and someone who doesn't have evidence to support his claims, yet he is able to continue his work in undisclosed locations. How has Dr Zavos managed to evade the law and continue his work? Or more importantly, have there been others who blazed a trail for him to more quietly produce the first human clone?
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