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    Animal cloning has recently become a major form of assisted animal reproduction. Cloning is used on farms to reproduce the healthiest animals in an effort to increase production of healthy foods. In 1986, Steen Malte Willadsen was the first to publish details about the first mammal born through nuclear transfer cloning. Scientists support this because they believe that the use of cloning is evolutionary and is leaving a positive impact on the world. Although discoveries are still being made with

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    always accepted or appreciated. One of these discoveries being animal cloning. Animal cloning is one of the most controversial topics in the science world, as of today. Scientist clone animals even though people view it as wrong. Thus making animal cloning highly debated about today and if it should really be used. Many people do not agree with animal cloning, due to their ethical and moral views, which is one reason why animal cloning shouldn’t happen. Another reason is animal exploitation and cruelty

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    For quite sometime, cloning has been a largely debated topic in society. Cloning to produce children has been banned in most countries, but in some, cloning for biomedical research is still a dispute. Some believe cloning is morally wrong, while others believe it could be immensely beneficial and could be a breakthrough for modern science. Cloning could lead to revolutionary medical treatments due to the proliferation of microbiological advances potentially curing diseases such as cancer, diabetes

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    The process by which the monkeys were cloned is called somatic cell nuclear transfer. According to the article “Monkeys Have Been Cloned, Paving the Way for Human Cloning”, when using the somatic cell nuclear transfer method, scientists take the genetic code from a cell of the animal being cloned and place it in a new cell with reproductive capacity. The new cell grows with an exact replica of the DNA from the animal being cloned, thereby creating a new, but exact copy. When ready, after a few days

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    I have been taught morals and ways of believing and I never really question my beliefs, Although, after taking this course I have opened my eyes that everyone doesn 't think alike and even though we may all look the same we are different. The way we process information and the way we think and believe depends on so many different factors in our lives. I have learned in this class it is good to always keep an open mind and have respect for others opinions. I have learned that about the different

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    Cloning: An Answer to a World Problem or Abomination against Mankind Steven Jacob Bokov GOVT 2305-2P3 Professor McMahon August 4, 2015 Dolly the Sheep was a phenomenon that spread through the world like wildfire. She was born on July 5, 1996 and was the first mammal effectively cloned from an adult somatic cell. Dolly was such an amazing discovery because before her creation there was no evidence that proved that animal cells could form entirely new organisms. The process to create

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    Cloning - It’s Time for Organ Farms Essay

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    dollars.2  Xenotransplantation, or cross-species organ transplantation, appears to be the most likely solution in the near future, and cloned pigs are the main candidates.  Pigs and humans have remarkable similarities in physiology, which along with cloning makes pigs strong possibilities for organ donors.  A

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    are responsible for changing the world. Human cloning has proven to provide some of the best protection against the ever-changing world and the diseases evolving with it. Despite the opposition to cloning expressed from a biblical perspective, human cloning is ethical because it provides substantial advancement in the medical field, specifically in the development of embryonic stem cells and vaccines, which is beneficial to all people. Human cloning has given rise to the development of embryonic

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    Cloning Abstract The question to clone or not to clone is currently center stage of scientific debate. Since the birth of Dolly, the sheep, in 1997 the controversial question of cloning has been paramount throughout the entire globe. The question is no longer whether it can be done, but whether is should be done and to what extent. We have already cloned goats, mice, monkeys, cattle, and pigs (Cloning fact sheet). Scientists are now trying to get approval to clone humans or

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    Cloning Endangered Species Essay

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    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.

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