Copy Cat: The Evolution Of Cloning Animals

In the late 1800s scientist, Herbert John Webber introduced the uncertain topic of cloning. He suggested that “clons[sic]” were the groups of plants that were created with any form of vegetative process, in which all of the offspring came from the same individual. This term was viewed as fact and was later adopted into the word “clone” by Charles Louis Pollard.

I think that once there is a successful procedure done there will initially be a very small market for human

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.

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

As many movies and articles predict the future; how is one to know that they are not that far off from the truth. With new sciences continually coming out such as designer babies, cloning, and AI society must be cautious as to how far and what it discovers. With several stories as Frankenstein and Liar that portray how the sciences go wrong; one begins to wonder if this is story or an accurate prediction. Society needs to be cautious as it goes deeper into unknown sciences involving technology because pushing too hard can be harmful, it takes only time to bring up the worst and best, and once the line of morally correct is crossed into the darkness there is no return.

A mad scientist stands in one part of a double-chambered machine, leaving the other empty. As he presses a button, gears begin to whir and smoke. A bright light flashes, and out of the empty chamber steps a perfect replica of the scientist, complete with clothes and command of the English language.

Given the recent advancements scientists have made, often debated topics in the field of science have become a mine of questions for those of the Christian faith. One such field is biotechnology, which is the use of organisms or biological processes to further improve human life. More specifically, the topic of cloning animals and humans. Cloning has often been fervently debated throughout the years succeeding Dolly the sheep. The image that usually surfaces in the minds of the public, when discussing cloning, is often horrific, due to the misconstrued imagery that the visual and print media have filled the public’s imaginations with. Over the years, there have been numerous scholars on both sides of the debate who bring up noteworthy questions

“A clone is an identical genetic copy of a biological entity.” (LaPensee, 2012) Clones are defined as an identical genetic copy, however, clones do not always look identical. This is due to the different ways that genes are interpreted and the role the environment plays in how an organism develops (LaPensee, 2012). Although the term 'clone' was not used until 1963 in a speech, the investigation into genetics had begun much earlier with the work of August Weismann in the late 1880s (LaPensee, 2012). Weismann proposed that cell differentiation would reduce the genetic information contained within a cell. This theory pervaded until 1902 when the German embryologist Hans Spelmann showed how split salamander embryos could still grow to adulthood (LaPensee, 2012). The past of cloning has many significant events. The first significant event occurred in 1996 when Ian Wilmut, Keith Campbell and colleagues create the first cloned mammal, a sheep they named Dolly (Back Story, 2013). In 2001, President George W. Bush banned federal funding for research that uses stem cells, with the exception of a small number of existing cell lines. The decision severely restricted stem cell research in the US, this decision was reversed in 2009 by President Barack Obama (Back Story, 2013). A few years later, in 2011, researchers tried to create human embryonic stem cells using nuclear transfer, but the eggs would either stall out after only a few divisions or need an extra set of chromosomes to grow

Fierce, magnificent, and free. On June 20, 1782 the bald eagle was unofficially declared as the representative of the United States of America. Instead of protecting the national emblem, “on July 4, 1976, the US Fish and Wildlife Service officially listed the bald eagle as a national endangered species” (History of…). The representation of the country’s freedom, strength, and beauty lies heavily on this bird; if it were to become an extinct species, what would that say for the United States? There is a very realistic and near-future solution: cloning. The topic of cloning, which has become a part of modern-day society, is a controversial topic because it has become an unfathomable concept to those who still hold the traditional values.

A very large scientific breakthrough occurred when a ewe named Dolly was successfully cloned being the first mammal to ever be cloned. Unfortunately, Dolly died at a younger age than normal from a prematurely development of arthritis, usually found in older sheep. This raised the suspicion that cloning may or may not be connected with certain diseases that may be abnormal to mammals in a young stage in their life. After the successful cloning of Dolly, scientists have attempted to clone other mammals such as dogs, pigs, cows, and cats. Recent study has brought the discussion on whether or not our science is advanced enough to clone human beings. Although cloning human beings can lead to medical discoveries and breakthroughs, does it also increase the risks of health problems for the ones being cloned?

Many cloned animals have deformities such as an abnormally large size, which endangers the lives of the surrogate mothers carrying them. The causes of the low success rate of cloning are uncertain, but it is likely that it is due to the inadequate reprogramming of the genes of the adult cell by the unfertilized egg. SOCIAL RELEVANCE There will be many different impacts on society if the government’s decides to ban, or not to ban animal cloning.

A mad scientist refused to let go Oscar and his family goes after tricking them to go to a high priced vacation. To get Oscar to give away his secret Proud Snacks formula, but because he refused the mad scientist released his evil clones of the proud family to get Penny to reveal the formula. The Proud Family Movie” show a situation of how cloning can be used in dangerous ways. This is just one out of numerous movie that shows what cloning can really do.

This process of artificial selection is nothing recent as agriculture began thousands of years ago. Selective breeding however did commence with selection of plants containingdesired traits with the purpose of producing bigger and easier to harvest grains with a greater yield.

Essay Question (2): Explain in full the ‘life in the shadow’ argument against human reproductive cloning. How might the argument be objected to? Do you regard the argument to be morally decisive, in the sense that it establishes that human cloning for purely reproductive purposes must never be permitted? Explain and defend your answer.

For numerous years, scientist have been striving to successfully clone and artificially grow animals by extracting DNA or fertilising an egg with the animal’s sperm, growing it in a laboratory. As well as there were many unsuccessful attempts, there has also been successful results but not quite successful. Rather than cloning common animals, it is thought to be more necessary to clone extinct species using the DNA extracted from ancient fossils and specimens. This is mainly an imperfect process. Although in some cases cloning animals will prove to be of great value.