The definition of a clone is, "a group of genetically identical cells ("What" 1)." An example of a clone that can occur in our own body is a tumor. A tumor is, "clones of cells inside an organism because they consist of many replicas of one mutated cell ("What" 1)." There are many different methods of cloning including blastomere separation, blastocyst division and twinning, or nuclear transplantation (McCuen 11). Blastomere separation is done by removing the outer coating of a two to eight cell embryo, it is then put in a special solution that cause the cells to separate, finally after dividing a couple times the cell develops into a smaller than normal embryo and is ready to be placed in a uterus. The second method blastocyst division occurs when an embryo already at the blastocyst stage is mechanically split into two, it then can be placed in the uterus and a twin is what usually can be the result (McCuen 12). The last method, nuclear transplantation, has been recently used to clone a sheep. This occurs when a cell is taken, placed in a solution, and is starved of all nutrients that will cause it to stop growing for a couple of days. In Dolly's case a cell was taken from the udder of another sheep and then placed in this solution (Milgram 123). Then with a spark of electricity they will fuse together the cell that was starved with an enucleated cell (a cell that was taken from a nucleus that contains most of the genetic material that controls growth and development). In Dolly's case the cell was fused with another sheep's egg. The result fused together and grew into an embryo, which then could be placed in a surrogate mother (Milgram 123). Because the embryos genes came from the nucleus of another being the result will be a clone. .
Many scientists over many years have attempted to clone some organism, whether it be frogs, sheep, or mice. Robert Briggs and Thomas King made early attempts in 1952.
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. ...
