Reproductive cloning has been under talk for years and scrutinized by many. Over the years two methods of human cloning has been developed. Even though human cloning has huge medical possibilities, many do still not accept it. Through stem cells, many medical conditions can be treated. Embryonic stem cells and adult stem cells are under heavy research in the science world. Talks of using stem cells, as a source of cloning has been an issue talked about in medical science. With controversial issues being discussed around the world many people are against cloning another human being in the medical and scientific world. The Food and Drug Administration have even entered into the act trying to find ways to place regulations on human cloning maybe even putting an end to it.
The House of Representatives have placed bans on certain aspects of cloning limiting the amount of funds for research on human cloning. Cloning has become a very controversial issue. Many people argue over when life begins which has sparked conflict in the scientific and religious community. Some people think that using an embryo for medical research in cloning is tampering with a life. This issue could bring about a huge negative affect in the world of Reproductive cloning. Some people think that using an embryo for medical research in cloning is tampering with a life. Reproductive cloning and stem cell research are very controversial issues in the scientific and religious communities, but they have potential to become one of the greatest medical science advancements.
REPRODUCTIVE CLONING.
Reproductive cloning is the genetic reproduction of another identical individual. In the process of reproductive cloning, the embryo is placed in a surrogate mother. A clone is an organism that has developed from a cell of one other organism, which brings about an exact copy. Clones have the same exact DNA as its parents. (Cloning, 195) The process of cloning involves inserting the DNA of an animal or a human into an unfertilized egg whose nucleus has been removed.