Cloning In Frankenstein

Imagine if you lived in a world where everyone was the same and had no physical differences. Everyone would have the exact same DNA. There would be no diversity within the population. If we continue to clone then this may be a possibility for the future. As of now there have been no cloned humans, but we are not too far away from being able to do so. Scientists have been cloning since as early as 1886, and have been cloning animals since 1996 with the birth of Dolly the sheep. Dolly the sheep was created by using reproductive cloning which is used to produce copies of whole animals (Cloning Fact Sheet NHGRI). Furthermore, there are two other types of cloning; therapeutic cloning and gene cloning. Therapeutic cloning is used to produce embryonic stem cells for medical research (Cloning Fact Sheet NHGRI). Gene cloning is used to produce copies of genes or segments of DNA (Cloning Fact Sheet NHGRI). Cloning should not be allowed because it is inhumane and unethical, results in more failure than it does results, and is unfeasible.

With the development of science, cloning has become possible. Some cloning has been used to help benefit the human race; in some ways the environment and other species. However, other cloning uses could cause many problems such as a disadvantage in intelligence, strength, and who would be acceptable to obtain what jobs.

Cloning has been in research for a very long time. People have constantly been trying to create an individual genetically identical to another individual. This type of cloning is not like putting something in a machine and having two come out the other end. Genetic cloning is just trying to get the genetics of two subjects the same. This is similar to what Frankenstein was doing because he was messing with trying to create the perfect human by taking the strongest and biggest parts of the corpse he dug up. The result was the monster being able to withstand extreme conditions and having incredible strength to harm his family and friends. The people trying to perform the cloning of subjects today could eventually be able to make a human being that is bigger, faster, and stronger than all other human beings. The University of West Texas A&M successfully cloned a calf which means they had two calves with the exact same genetic make-up. It is only a matter of time until they start trying this on volunteer

Today’s technology develops so quickly that many impossible things become true; the example is cloning technology. Cloning is a process used to create an exact copy of a mammal by using the complete genetic material of a regular body cell. Different from the common propagate, cloning needs only one cell and without sex. Cloning, as of recent years, has become a very controversial issue in society but cloning can have several positive effects for the well being of society. Many people in society believe that scientists should develop a clone human but many people and especially the government are against human cloning. Hundreds of

Furthermore, the fact that Victor learns how to bestow animation upon life less matter by discovering the “cause of generation and life” (38）is similar to Galvani’s frogs experiment in a way that when electricity is conducted to flesh, the flesh “moves” and appear to be alive. Also, Victor works incessantly in Vaults, charnel houses, slaughter houses and dissecting rooms, combining corpses to create new creature (41). Aldini is known for his demonstrations with regard to corpses, and it is obvious that Merry Shelley has been influenced by it.

Human stem cells have successfully been cloned with the help of years and years of research (Holden). This is the start of something big that could escalate into actual humans. First you have to start small and then look at the bigger picture. That’s what happened when scientists cloned an animal, in 1996, by the name of Dolly the Sheep. They infused a somatic cell into an egg, which the genomic DNA was removed.

Most recently, breakthroughs in the modification of human anatomy have been introduced into society. Scientists have discovered ways to modify human genetics and anatomy, as well as making entirely new entities. Stem cells are specialized cells designed to prevent deficiencies or other diseases. Mayoclinic describe stem cells as beneficial to humanity, as they can “...mature into cells in bones, heart muscle, nerves, and other organs and tissue, researchers and doctors may better understand how diseases and conditions develop.” (Mayoclinic Staff, Increase understanding of our diseases occur). Modern-day scientists use stem cells to perfect humanity, causing a healthier and more productive society. Scientists obtain stem cells through embryos and adult tissue, such as bone marrow. Furthermore, scientists have discovered new ways to multiply identical entities through cloning. The National Humane Genome Research institute describes cloning as “ a number of different processes that can be used to produce genetically identical copies of a biological entity. The copied material, which has the same genetic makeup as the original, is referred to as a clone”(NHGRI, What is Cloning?) Scientists can modify a clone to benefit humanity. The NHGRI explains that “researchers who cloned Dolly have cloned other sheep that have been genetically modified to produce milk

Background When Frankenstein was adapted for stage in 1823 the production's title was Presumption; or, The Fate of Frankenstein. A Victorian audience was concerned with the theme of a man's ambition to replace God by creating a new species. Equal emphasis was placed on this aspect of the novel in the 1831 introduction of Frankenstein, "It is Mary Shelly's critique of where such highly abstracted creative powers can lead when put in a 'realizing' scientific context and then driven along by 'lofty ambition' and 'high destiny' (Shelley, 2004, 204) that we see in the pages of Frankenstein" The novel was controversial in that it went against the traditional religious ideas of the time; Victorian morality held that God was the Almighty Creator. However, modern readers, with less restricted moral boundaries to those of the Victorians, likely see Victor's main crime within the novel more the perverse way in which the creation is carried out and more importantly Victor's failure to nurture the offspring; his crime is against the traditional framework of the family (Feldman and Scott-Kilvert, 1987).

Can you believe that cloning is ethically and morally wrong and can be disrespectful to the bodies of the passed?! Victor Frankenstein is one example to prove that cloning exceeds moral boundaries. Victor was disrespecting the families of the deceased by removing their body parts. He would dig the bodies up and would take the body parts without the consent of the families as well. Victor was constantly crossing moral boundaries with everything he did in this process.

Dolly can be compared with Frankenstein in Shelley’s novel. They both were created artificially by humans and not by nature. The methods are different in cloning is like making the exact copy and in Frankenstein is bringing back from death. The origin of life is by reproduction and by using a scientific method to create life is challenging the nature. In both scenarios humans are “playing God” and since is an experimentation the consequences and results are unknown. In both, cloning by cellular transfer(Dolly) and Frankenstein they use electricity in the process of create life. Cloning is the modern

The argument that occurs in both of the articles is the human perspective on cloning and rebirth. In the Frankenstein the character eagerness which leads to the creator of the monster, that was a success. Due to this magnitude and complexity of argument of its impracticability. It was with these feelings that he began the creation of a human being. The Frankenstein is very biased, because of it one person perspective on human creation, and there no one else to back or again his argument. On the other hand, the Eye of Nye was base in on the scientific community, that represent by Kahn and Nye. Kahn been question by Nye, but Nye is not on either side, it is not a bias argument because of it base of on longer argument that involves more perspective.

Science today is developing at warp speed. We have the capability to do many things, which include the cloning of actual humans! First you may ask what a clone is? A clone is a group of cells or organisms, which are genetically identical, and have all been produced from the same original cell. There are three main types of cloning, two of which aim to produce live cloned offspring and one, which simply aims to produce stem cells and then human organs. These three are: reproductive cloning, embryo cloning and therapeutic cloning. The goal of therapeutic cloning is to produce a healthy copy of a sick person's tissue or organ for transplant, and the goal of both reproductive cloning and embryo cloning is to

An assistant professor in the School of Public Policy at Georgia Tech, Aaron D. Levine writes that, “although scientists are nearly unified in their opposition to cloning humans for reproductive purposes, on-going research toward other goals makes this likely, if not inevitable. For the most part, this research is driven by the hope that cloning technology will have significant health benefits, perhaps leading to transplantation therapies that use embryonic stem cells specifically tailored to individual patients” (Levine, 3). There has been the success with sheep, horses, cows, cats, and recently the first dog.

Many ethical and moral dilemmas arise when discussing human cloning, and one can have many positions for and against each. To understand the issues surrounding human cloning, one must have a basic

Scientific experimentation has led us to many great discoveries such as: Chemotherapy, heart surgery, and bone marrow transplants. Recently scientists have discovered a new way to heal humans. This is known as cloning. Although they have yet to clone a human they have cloned sheep. Cloning has brought up a huge controversy among the American people. There are two sides to the story. Either you agree with cloning or you don’t. The only way to help make that decision is to look at the good and bad points of cloning.