1. What are the common perceptions about human cloning?.
2. What is the general attitude regarding human cloning?.
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Importance of the Study:.
Cloning humans is a controversial issue. Many reacted against it and the scientists who experimented with human embryos. This brief study attempts to find out how the Filipino students perceived this new discovery and how they reacted to it. Science has make discoveries and developed technologies that are really beneficial to men. Human cloning is a new and promising field, and it is important that we understand more about it, in order to discern how it could affect us. Hence, the importance of the study. .
Limitations:.
The foregoing is mainly concerned about whether human cloning should be done or not. For this purpose we conducted a study among students who are in college in different universities in Metro Manila. Hence the findings and conclusions of this research is limited on the perception and attitude/reaction of college students from different universities in Metro Manila employed as respondents in the study.
Objectives:.
1. To answer the problems raised in the study.
2. To learn more about human cloning.
Definition of Terms:.
Clone : a group of genetically identical cells descended from a single common ancestor.
Embryo : an organism in its early stages of development, especially before it has reached a distinctively recognizable form.
Ethical : in accordance with accepted principles of right and wrong governing the conduct of a group and in this case it refers to the rightness or wrongness of the experiment on human embryos done by Stillman Hall.
Human Cloning : the process wherein human embryo are allowed to be divided and then separate them and allowed to developed into two embryos with identical genes which could become identical human beings.
Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) : A nucleic acid that carries the genetic information which determines individual hereditary characteristics, consists of two long chains of nucleotides twisted into a double helix, and is the major constituent of chromosomes; genetic material of all cellular organisms and most viruses.
What about human clones? Will cloning a human be a mistake or a miracle? ... How can we control human cloning world wide? ... Since we don't have a human clone yet, human cloning is too risky because we have too many unanswered questions. ... Another risk of human cloning is identity. ...
Why should we clone human beings? ... There are many health issues that can be avoided, reversed and cured by the cloning of human cells and body parts. ... The Food And Drug (FDA) has stated that it will not endorse or approve human cloning until such a time when cloning can be shown to be safe and effective. ... The ban on human cloning should be reconsidered. ... There are more reasons to clone human beings than just the medical breakthroughs of curing infertility, eliminating disease and extending human life spans. ...
The technology of cloning main objective is research on how to understand the human DNA better. ... All things considered, cloning technology has a lot to offer to human civilization. ... In Support of the Argument for Human Cloning. 31 Oct 1999. ... All the Reasons to Clone Human Beings. 2001. ... The benefits of human cloning. ...
I think that the DNA from a well-developed soldier with no major illnesses should be taken and cloned to produce several human beings to help fight wars. ... According to the article "Cloning" in the Washington Post, cloning individual human cells could lead to the vaccines and cures for cystic fibrosis, multiple sclerosis and many other diseases with no cure. ... According to the article "Human Cloning" by D. Dennis for the Human Cloning Organization in October of 2002, "Cloning could be used to help us understand things about the human body that cannot be solved by modern scientists. Clon...
So, it seems that the government is not giving human cloning a chance. ... Nerves and spinal cord could be grown, giving quadriplegics the ability to walk again (Human Cloning Foundation). ... Rothenberg goes on to say that cloning would challenge "concepts basic to our humanness." ... There are many advantages to continuing experimentation in the field of human cloning. ... The human race has made it this far without cloning, and we will continue to survive without it....
Human Cloning Causes More Good Than Harm The idea of human cloning has been in science fiction movies for decades. ... The Cloning of humans will cause more good than harm. ... The process of human cloning is very difficult. ... Although there has not been a human clone produced there have been request from numerous people who would like to receive a human clone. ... When human cloning does come to existence there are many scenarios where the use of human cloning could be helpful. ...
In today's society, many people are concerned with the topic of human cloning. ... The experiment with Dolly led to many concerns towards human cloning. ... Despite the possibilities involved in cloning human beings, cloning is proven to be inefficient, violates religious ethics, and intrudes upon human dignity. ... When taking human cloning into consideration, would a clone have the same rights and obligations as a human? ... Human Cloning. 1998. ...
Human cloning means designer people with known pedigree. ... Cloning of human embryos has already been achieved. ... Huge amounts of money are at stake in human cloning research. ... One set of ethical concerns about human clones involves the risks and uncertainties associated with the current state of cloning technology. ... Assuming that scientists were able to clone human beings without incurring the risks mentioned above, what concerns might there be about the welfare of clones? ...
