To Clone or Not to Clone "On a soft summer night July 5th, 1966, at 5 p., the most famous lamb in history entered the world. (Kolata, pg 1) "Many people wonder if this is a miracle for which we can thank God, or an ominous new way to play God ourselves."" (Duff, pg1) Now the question is do we clone humans next? For what reasons would we clone humans? Would this be an ethical thing to do in the right situation? These are the issues I wish to discuss in this essay. From the time I was a child I have been hearing about cloning, and until recently, it was only as a science fiction theory. Cloning is now a reality. It undeniably has some very scary prospects. It is very questionable as to just how some in the scientific world will now attempt to proceed with this process, now that it is a reality instead of a theory. Over the years society has picked up coined words from the scientific, but cloning has to be one of the all time favorites. A fairly simple word, clone evokes more controversy than any other word from science. Cloning is not much different from in-vitro fertilization. The major difference is that only one parent donor is required. It is basically creating an identical twin in which one is younger than the original. The word clone refers to one or more offspring derived from one ancestor. You would think with such a simple definition it would not be such a controversial subject, yet it is. The possibility of this technique being applied to the human race shakes me to the very core. Could we be heading to the Hitler ideal of a more superior race? Will we use it to insure all babies will be born without birth defects? Will it be a way for some more fortunate to store extra body parts for later use? Will it replace adoption? Could that part of society considered unacceptable be eliminated? These are only a few of the numerous possibilities of its uses. Could cloning in its self produce a perfect world? One truly outrageous idea many people have, is that people from our past such as Hitler, could be cloned.
Is cloning legal? ... What is cloning? ... Cloning 3 Now that we have established the scientific basis of cloning, let me tell you how cloning can directly benefit humanity. ... To clone or not to clone is not the question. Cloning is the future. ...
We have also heard about three cloned cows. 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. ... More likely a human clone will attract world-wide attention, especially the very first clone. ...
Cloning In the past few years, the topic of cloning has been in the news a lot. ... In order for cloning to take place, all genes must be active. ... Cloning could also revolutionize the field of organ transplant. Organs and bone marrow could be cloned and used for transplant. ... Drawbacks There are also many reasons not to clone. ...
The Benefits of Cloning Technology What comes to mind when people think about cloning? Probably a movie they have seen before, like The Sixth Day. Arnold Schwarzenegger plays a man who is cloned without his knowledge. The clone takes over his life. This is just one fear that people have. But t...
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. ...
Firstly, "Human cloning is a form of cloning which is designed to result in a copy of a human being," this means that the procedures that human cloning contains is specifically designed to result in an exact copy of the human being cloned. ... "Human cloning creates questions about the soul, the role of God in society, and even the quality of life that a cloned person may have." The disadvantages of human cloning are undoubtedly clear. ... "One of the most noticeable is that the cloned child will have exactly the same medical history as their parent clone's." ... Ther...
This paper is not meant to be a history lesson in cloning or to explain all the scientific terms that are related to cloning. ... Identical siblings constitute a clone. ... Dolly was a sheep and the first cloned mammal. ... One patient has a clone and all that needs to be done is remove the clone liver and place it in his/her body. ... Before cloning the term used was eugenics. ...
There are three different types of cloning. ... Next there is Adult DNA cloning; this is the most common type of cloning that is thought of because it shows a clone that was made from another living organism and looks exactly the same("Human" 1). ... There are many questions when it comes to cloning and the ethics of cloning. ... More importantly, who will get cloned? ... Most people scared of cloning encourage the study of cloning but do not like the idea of actually cloning humans, which is understandable (Stanley 37). ...
There are three types of cloning methods the first is Embryo cloning. The second is reproductive cloning and the third is therapeutic cloning. ... Therapeutic cloning is a process in which the initial stages are identical to adult DNA cloning. ... (Cloning process) The rapid development of the technology for cloning has led to moral debates around the world on whether or not to ban creating human clones. ... Another argument for cloning is that individuals with characteristics can be cloned as substitutes. ...