Pros And Cons Of Cloning

There have been recent studies on animals where the scientist cloned the animals. Cloning is something many people are split on. Some say it is bad some say it is good. I think cloning is a bad thing. Cloning can be a bad thing in many ways. I will be covering some of those ways in this paper.

Recently the world has turned its attention to a new development in science, cloning. Cloning is defined as “the process of producing a clone” (Dictionary.com). This has become a big deal because the endless ways we can bring back extinct creatures. Such as, the extinct wooly mammoth, the Tasmanian tiger, and Quagga. With the endless ability to bring back animal from the past with DNA there comes a problem. With human DNA made available so easily science has come to the idea and process of making designer babies. A designer baby is a baby whose genetic makeup has been selected in order to eradicate a particular defect, or to ensure that a particular gene is present. A family gene might be a bad disease which a baby might get when born. Before this, cloning a baby was science fiction idea to people. It was never imagined or even thought possible, but now it is not. Scientist have already started to create ways to clone babies. With this comes the problem of how far should scientist go? This could be both a blessing and a curse.

Why did scientists keep animal cloning a secret for so long? Did the scientists know that animal cloning would cause controversies? Do the bans on animal cloning actually prevent scientists from advancing cloning technology? Did scientists think that their discovery would help or even hurt the food industry? Animal cloning could help the food industry as long as its negatives do not outweigh the positives.

The topic of cloning has brought much debate in science and also in society. Many

The recovery period after large scale injuries could be shortened. The effects are analyzed in an article that states, “True healing could occur thanks to the cloning of their own cells to help the recovery process” (“Pros and Cons” 5). Basically, the process of cloning healthy cells could be used as an aid in replenishing damage of unhealthy cells. This process, if it were to be actualized, could help recovery progress in anything from pulled muscles to the paralysis of an entire limb. In theory, the same research can be applied in other areas. If this technology is paired with stem cell research, it could result in a method of repairing physical damage. An article that focused on advances in biotechnology stated that “Another use of cloned stem cells could be the growth of replacement tissues in the laboratory” (LaPensee 15). Necrosis, apoptosis, and lymphocyte diapedesis all cause tissue damage or death. These tissues could be replaced by cloned cells of healthy tissues. This shortens recovery periods and leads to healthier tissue growth.

There are many arguments against cloning. Leon R. Kass bases his argument on repugnance in his article The Wisdom of Repugnance. He is a well-known physician, educator and scientist. Kass perceives cloning as offensive, grotesque revolting, repulsive and wrong. To establish his argument he states, “Most people recoil from the prospect of mass production or human being, with large clones of look-alikes, compromised in their individuality.”1 His rationale is cloning is unnatural, because it is asexual and requires only one parent. Kass believes that cloning turns natural procreation into a manufactured process, which is not natural or moral. In his essay he also points out that cloning will also change the way we see ourselves through our

Cloning is a number of processes that are used to create genetically identical copies of an organism. Researchers have cloned a number of biological materials, such as genes, cells, tissues and whole organisms, including sheep 's and horses. Cloning can happen naturally in identical twins, but it can also be done in a lab. ("Cloning Fact Sheet").

According to Kathleen R. Brooks and Jayson L. Lusk (2011) Animal cloning is a process in which scientists can copy the genetic or inherited traits of an animal.

There are actually many benefits that would come with cloning, such as being able to cure defective genes s, many cosmetic surgeries, and possibly, being able to cure cancer. The way that cloning would be able to cure defective genes, would be by cloning the same genes, but altering them to be benefit the human body rather than be a negative aspect.

Summary: The necessary technology has been created, as evident in the story of Dolly the sheep. People still pose questions such as the role of God in Society. Here is a list of pros of human cloning : It could eliminate defective genes , It is considered as the logical next step in the reproductive technology, It could aid in faster recoveries from injuries, it gives a new meaning to genetic modification. As all things human cloning also has cons. Here is a short list of those cons : it risks the possibility of faster aging, it can bring forth a reduced sense of individuality, it can cause a divide among people and it might decrease the overall value of human life.(Pao Chang, 2016)

Cloning is the process of replicating an identical copy of cells and or body parts and it can go as far as even a whole organism. Cloning has been a very debatable subject of matter for many years and it will for many more to come. Cloning was first established in 1885 with a demonstration with artificial embryo twinning. Cloning eventual became more complex and from there it stemmed off and cloning of animals was possible. Dolly the sheep was the first example of cloning of animals in July 5, 1996. Another area cloning stemmed off to stem cell research which was first discovered in Germany by a biologist Ernst Haeckel. There are many forms of cloning such as full on cloning of an animal. Another part of cloning is replicating organs

Americans today tend to believe that cloning we become a big part in our society in the future, but in the discussion of cloning, there has been many controversies, for instance the cloning of livestock for food or the business of cloning pets.On the other hand people have taken advantage of this to make businesses to gain income.Scientific research in the field of cloning should be used for the benefit of humanity and shouldn’t be taken advantage of marketing for profit.

Cloning is a method that involves creating a duplicate of the original body or organism. In organism such as bacteria this process occurs naturally through asexual reproduction. In modern world, genetically identical off springs can be produced in lab with the help of modern genetic technology. There are three types of cloning. They are gene, reproductive and therapeutic cloning. Gene cloning is essentially recombinant DNA technology, where a piece of foreign DNA is inserted into a vector, which can be copied by a host cell. Therapeutic cloning involves the production of patient-matched stem cells for disease treatment. Reproductive cloning is the process by which a whole organism is cloned. First, a cell is taken from the organism that is being cloned. The DNA from this donor cell is then transferred to an egg cell whose DNA has been removed. The successful cloning of animals has been happening for a number of years now, which has opened up the possibility of cloning humans too. It cannot be contradicted that there are many ways in which human cloning is expected to benefit mankind. Some of the major benefits of human cloning are: it can be used to reverse heart attack, treatment for skin burn patient, heart, lungs, liver and kidney could be produced. However, some benefit like reversing the aging process and cosmetic surgery solely for the beauty purpose is considered as a worrying development in this field. Although there are clear benefits to humankind of cloning to

Cloning can be defined as the process by which individuals identical to an adult organism are obtained asexually. With the recent techniques of cloning, science has succeeded in obviating that cloning could be possible. Science has contributed to easing of humans’ problems since its proper understanding in the early 19th century. Without scientific discoveries and breakthroughs the world we see today, the technological advancements, couldn’t have been possible. One of the outcomes of the science that have increased the chances of survival of mankind of this planet is the cloning. Fertilization appeared to be science fiction-such as the creation of new sexed individuals outside the realm of sexuality, with no fusion of gametes has been demonstrated as a certifiable reality. To this day, only sheep, mice, cows, goats and pigs has been cloned. In animals, the first ever example of successful cloning appeared in the form of Dolly Sheep, that was a clone produced by Dr. Keith Campbell of Scotland in 1997 using nucleus from cultured cells of an older sheep. Due to the use of older sheep’s nucleus, Dolly survived only for six years and died in 2003.

Human cloning is the creation of a genetically identical copy of an existing, or previously existing, human being or growing cloned tissue from that individual (Science Daily). It does not occur naturally. Cloning used to be a subject that would only arise in science fiction novels and movies; now it is one of the most controversial topics today and becoming a reality. Cloning has came up in popular movies such as Star Trek Nemesis and Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (“Best Clone Movies”). If human cloning has been featured in movies such as these, what makes this so unacceptable? What’s the harm in having a clone of yourself walking around? Plants and animals have already been successfully cloned (“10 Advantages and”). The next step is… humans. Human cloning violates human rights and morals. “If we fail to ban all forms of human cloning, society’s continued ability to regulate or ban future scientific research will be seriously diminished in the name of autonomy and utilitarianism” (Weldon). Human cloning is unethical and should stay banned.