According to the University of Utahs genetic science learning center (2014), cloning technology has been around for over a century with the first demonstrations of artificial embryo twinning dating back to the year 1885. ... Yang (2006) discusses the two types of cloning that can be executed by using SCNT technology. ... Research discoveries and growth advances in cloning technology have spurred much debate with in society. ... In conclusion, the decades of discoveries in cloning technology have led to advances in scientific research that have paved the way for somatic cell nuclear transferr...

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In our modern day world, the technology of genetic engineering and human cloning for the use of asexual reproduction has reached a point to where we must ask ourselves if it is a good practice for medical purposes, or if it presents issues of ethical and moral concern. ... Human cloning has reached a point where the ethical and moral values have not been considered, and we have not fully learned and understood the negative consequences of such a new and overwhelming technology. ... The Council for Secular Humanism has written the "Declaration in Defense of Cloning and the Integrity of Scie...

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The chief executive of advanced Cell Technology, Michael West announced that his company in Massachusetts had cloned the first human embryo, which started the opponents of stem cell research to move on the anti-cloning laws. ... Senators Fienstein, Kennedy, and Hatch introduced a new bill to the Senate requiring all cloners of embryos to have their research approved by the scientific and ethical advisory board. ...

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It's done to protect inventors and companies from being ripped-off by their competitors; they're the ones who put the time and work into developing the technology, so they should be protected from those looking to copy their ideas. ... According to the Daily Explainer, George Dvorsky explained "Recently, the system has been expanded to keep pace with developments in technology, including advances that have been brought about by the biotech revolution. ... There are two different types of genes, those that are natural and some that are artificial, meaning that they have been scie...

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Although this new medical technology provides us the opportunity to do some amazing things and save countless numbers of people whom never before could be saved. ... The majority or people think that to kill a human for purely scientific purposes is wrong. However, we have no problem killing a mouse, sharing on average 85% of our DNA, or an ape, sharing 95-98% of our DNA for scientific purposes. ... Although with something of this magnitude, the concerns of the poor versus the rich is not really enough reason to stand in the way of such scientific progress. ...

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