The purpose of this essay is to raise the level of competence of those with a college level of education who have preconceived misconceptions about cloning.
Thesis:.
Society quickly judges that which they do not understand. If we [mankind] are to survive, we must open our minds and at least try to understand those ideas that seem new and frightening.
Cloning: A Misunderstood Science.
Movies, such as Multiplicity, have tarnished the science of Cloning. Contrary to the popular belief that has been embedded in the minds of this world, it is impossible to create an exact duplicate of a person. You cannot clone yourself so that instead of going to work, you can play golf. Cloning is very real, but most research has no intention of ever creating a cloned person. The science of cloning instead utilizes stem cells which have two important characteristics. First, they have the ability to divide for long periods of time, creating more stem cells. Second, they are unspecialized, meaning that have the ability to become specialized, developing into 'heart cells', 'nerve cells' or 'blood cells'.
Three types of stem cells exist, and will be discussed in the context of human development. After sperm fertilizes an egg, a zygote formes which has the potential to develop into a complete embryo. The fertilized egg is a totipotent stem cell; it has the potential to create any type of cell necessary for embryonic development (this included extraembryonic membranes and tissues, the embryo itself, and all postembryonic tissues and organs). In the first few hours after fertilization, the fertilized egg undergoes several cell divisions that produce identical totipotent cells. Because these cells are still totipotent, any one of these cells has the potential to develop into an entire human being.
The totipotent cells undergo several rounds of cell division. Approximately four days after fertilization, they begin to specialize and form a blastocyst.
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). ...
