This paper is not meant to be a history lesson in cloning or to explain all the scientific terms that are related to cloning. Instead the purpose of this paper is to give a brief history of cloning and to discuss what cloning means in the world we live in today and what effect it could have on our lives. This paper is meant to allow a person to see the benefits of cloning and to show that the fears are unfounded, as based on history and facts. .
Cloning is the production of a group of genetically identical cells or organisms, all descended from a single individual. The members of a clone have precisely the same characteristics, except where mutation and environmentally caused developmental variation have occurred. The DNA is precisely the same and they are only differentiated by their experiences in which dictate their personality. There are some types of natural cloning those nature displays. Some animals have tremendous powers of Regeneration. If the body of certain starfishes is cut up into its five arms, each arm will regenerate a complete individual. Another type of asexual reproduction found in all animals, human beings included, is the formation of identical twins, triplets, and so on. Identical siblings constitute a clone. The growth of a tumor in the body of an individual is, in effect, the formation of a clone of malignant cells. Humans have learned from nature and started their cloning saga.
Cloning, a word that a few years ago was the subject of scientific novels and movies. That was all changed in 1997 when scientists at the Roslin Institute in Scotland produced Dolly. Dolly was a sheep and the first cloned mammal. Before Dolly, cloning had been studied since the 1950's. In 1952 the Institute of Cancer Research successfully cloned a leopard frog, by using an embryonic frog cell. John Gurdon of Cambridge University followed this in 1962 with a cloned toad, which lived to adulthood and was able to reproduce.
Cloning In the past few years, the topic of cloning has been in the news a lot. ... We may start by just experimenting and studying, but then what? ... In order for cloning to take place, all genes must be active. ... Drawbacks There are also many reasons not to clone. ... By this he means that we should not be experimenting with our bodies the way we do. ...
Technology is changing the world as we know it. Not all of these advances in technology are viewed as positive. One of the breakthroughs that has received mixed responses is the issue of cloning. There has been much debate on this topic, and the debate is certain to rage on for many years to come. Y...
What about human clones? ... The cloning revolution now leads us an ethical issue about human cloning. ... Cloning technology can help remove disease from a clone when the original suffered from disease. ... If it's illegal here in the United States and Russia, what about the rest of world? ... But, what if the lab goes to the wrong people? ...
The Benefits of Cloning Technology What comes to mind when people think about cloning? ... Should cloning be allowed? ... But what many people don't know are the biggest benefits that cloning could give to humans. ... Clone Wars. ... "Clone". ...
Assignment When discussing the question, "To what extent is human cloning playing God?... Response The most important thing to understand first is what human cloning is and how it will work? ... What would human cloning involve, and how could you take sperm out of the reproductive equation? ... This means that if human cloning proceeds then the primary method that the scientists are most likely to use is somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT). ... This means that if the parent were to have a heart attack at the age of 40, the cloned child will also have a heart attack at the age of 40....
In today's society cloning is one of the most talked about and controversial issues. There are numerous people that oppose cloning while on the other hand there are people who are for cloning. People who are against cloning bring up points of morality and religion. ... Among all of this controversy, there are benefits to cloning. ... According to the article "Human Cloning" by D. ...
Cloning is the duplication of an organism through scientific means (http://www.afgen.com/cloning.html). ... If this is so, what will this mean? ... Supporters may also argue that human clones will "have the advantage of knowing early in life what they are good at (http://www.time.com/time/cloning)." ... Is this technology the only means for addressing these goals and needs? ... This controversy raises fundamental questions about human technology and affects our love for what it means to be human. ...
What immediately springs to mind for most people with the possibility of cloning whole people is the ideas of creating supermen or a master race which dominated the Nazis. ... Forced sterilization was one means of accomplishing this goal. Euthanasia, the killing of people for the greater good, was also a means of purging the world of inferior people. ... A related problem is that what traits a culture values are not fixed. ... One of the large questions is whether clones would be treated as fully human or as a means to someone else's end. ...