DNA And Cloning Controversy

The act of cloning a human being comes dangerously close to human beings acting as God. Do human beings have the right to tamper with nature in this way? This essay explores the various ethical issues related to the cloning debate, and seeks answers to this deep philosophical question at the heart of bioethics. As a student of genetic biology and future biologist, this question also has personal relevance. Our science is evolving at a rapid pace. As human cloning becomes increasingly possible, it is important that we analyze the ethics of cloning so that judicious public policy can be created. It is therefore my position that research into cloning should continue to fulfill the fundamental goals of scientific exploration and to explore the possibilities that cloning might have in terms of benefitting human society; on the other hand, there are certainly ethical limits to the practice of cloning. It is important to define those ethical limits, so that scientists understand the best ways to proceed.

In this paper I will talk about the controversial ethical issues associated with human cloning. There are many issues that maybe you didn’t even know existed. Keep reading to find out what are these issues about and how the affect humans like us.

Genetic cloning is one of the most controversial topics of all time. People, specifically scientists, are constantly searching for ways to improve the quality of human life. As a result, they began genetically engineering animals and are currently in search of a method to genetically engineer humans as well; which is called human cloning. There are many reasons why people should not go forward with this step since genetic cloning, consequently human cloning, does not respect nature nor does it ensure diversity and survival in natural ecosystems. In addition, genetic cloning is a cruel, harsh, and an unsafe experiment.

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.

I believe that cloning would be a major moral controversy 50 years from now just, because if that kind of technology gets into the wrong hand it could be dangerous. Yes, it could be beneficial in some way, but I think the consequence that could result from it would over power the purpose. For example, if cloning technology gets into the hands of one of our enemies they would then have the ability to create an army of cloned

I am a sophomore at James Kenan High, I plan on graduating next year as a junior and attending UNC once I graduate. As part of a graduation requirement my school requires me to write a research paper on a topic of my interest. My graduation project is about cloning technology, specifically focused on how it will help fix genetic disorders and save seriously ill patients who have cancer, Alzheimer's or other illnesses. If you could provide some information on how you think cloning could help find a cure or at least find a better and more efficient treatment for patients with cancer and/or other diseases you feel like would benefit from cloning and since you are a pathologist how do you think cloning could affect diseases like

First and foremost, to argue a point on cloning, one must know what cloning is. Summed up, “cloning is the process whereby organisms, cells, or microorganisms are copied to produce an almost identical genotype.” (Adam Fox) Potentially cloning makes us one step closer to immortality and a perfect world. But honestly, isn't that what Hitler wanted to achieve? Didn't Hitler want to kill all of the jews because he thought they had wronged the country, and keep all of the “perfect people”? Cloning people is making a copy of another person. A movie called “the island” sums up perfectly to what it is was like being a clone. Scientists are working on being able to clone a person genics and making a copy of a person. It is crazy, right?

In this present day and age, cloning has gained much controversy in relation to its development and scientific use. Applying this contentious process to extinct organisms – known as ‘de-extinction’ - fuels further debate. Through various experiments – the first instance of cloning, Dolly the sheep in 1997, scientists have observed that this could serve as a gateway for further scientific discoveries. Also, it has been hypothesised that an ecosystem could highly benefit from the revival of an extinct species. Nonetheless, however advantageous it appears for some scientific development, the act of cloning an extinct organism itself has major implications involving the welfare of the animal itself. The controversy has also arisen

Should scientist pay millions of dollars to clone one pet or should they leave it alone? Many think scientists should continue the research. Some believe it is wrong and that cloning goes against god. There are many risks taken when cloning which makes it wrong to do in some people's point of view. There are many good reasons to be against cloning.

Although the movie is set in a futuristic setting, it is able to relate to existing ethical problems in our world. The main example of this is the major ethical concern over cloning and the right to take another’s life, regardless if they are a clone or not. In the movie, humanity uses cloning and scientific engineering to improve and save other people’s lives, similar to our world’s intentions of using science to help others. However, the movie and our world both have a similar problem: we tend to abuse the benefits given by science and only use the science to satisfy our own needs while neglecting the welfare of the clones’ lives. This connection is able to warn the audience of our possible future and demonstrate how scientific engineering

Cloning has definitely advanced over the past few decades. Ever since 1996 , when the first animal was cloned, scientists have been doing research to try to figure out a way to clone a human. I, however, do not like this idea. Why should something so unnatural and inhuman be able to be done in our lives? Some may argue that cloning is good for helping those with diseases , but where do we cross the line?

Today, the topic of cloning generates more argument then it has ever created before. The controversy over cloning is based, in part, on the fact that there are extreme opposing viewpoints on the subject. Also a major factor in the debate over cloning is a fear of new technology. Throughout history, man has always been slow to adapt to a new technology, or a new way of doing things. We go through all the trouble to adapt to one method, why uproot ourselves and change everything just to do it a different way. This attitude has been evident in the recent past, with inventions such as the automobile and the television. Nuclear power is a prime example of an advanced technology essentially abandoned out of fear. There are very few nuclear

Cloning is a vital technology that humanity should strive to perfect, despite the many obstacles it currently faces in development and application. Approximately 100 species become extinct a day. Among them are flora and fauna that could hold the cures for cancer, HIV, or any other disease. Cloning technology could preserve and restore these vitally important animals. As of now, the technology is far from usable. Most experiments have resulted in the death of the cloned embryo. However, a few have yielded incredible results. Sheep, mice, and dogs have been successfully cloned and are the first steps towards a huge advancement in biology. However, the advent of cloning is not without opposition. Many believe that the cloning of animals is unethical and of humans taboo. (Hartl) The protesting of stem cell research has already caused enough problems for researchers, and they expect many more when cloning becomes commonplace.

Cloning by definition taken from the Oxford Dictionary is a plant or an animal that produced naturally or artificially from the cells of another plant or animal and so the same as it. The first cloned adult mammal is a sheep named Dolly. The aim of research into human cloning has never been to clone people, or to make babies. The original aim of human cloning research is to get stem cell to cure a disease. It is inevitable that one day this knowledge of human cloning would be abused. As time goes by, the scientist started to think deeply and this is how the concept of cloned human being introduced. There are a few reasons why the human cloning is illegal by the laws. Human cloning research faces with many problems since it first announced

Human cloning is the creation of genetically identical or modified copy of a human. Human