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Wilmut And Dr Unicellular Organisms
1,428 wordsThe biological definition of a clone is an organism that has the same genetic information as another organism or organisms ("Cloning", 1997). From this definition and from information about the science behind cloning, my current view on cloning is that it is ethical. This statement ignores information about how we can misuse cloning and what consequences occur when the procedure is unsuccessful. I currently do not think cloning should be used until it is perfected. I doubt however that we will a...
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Richard Seed God Created
503 wordsCloning has been going on for decades now, although for most people cloning wasnt a part of their everyday vocabulary until about 4 years ago. Scientists have been cloning embryonic cells for about 30 years. In 1970 Dr. John B. Gurdon from the U. K. cloned a frog by transplanting the cell of a tadpole into a frog egg. That was a major scientific breakthrough; the next step was to produce a clone from an adult cell. For about 30 years nothing major happened. Then, after more than 271 tries before...
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Wilmut And Dr Cystic Fibrosis
2,891 wordsThe biological definition of a clone is an organism that has the same genetic information as another organism or organisms (Cloning, 1997). From this definition and from information about the science behind cloning, my current view on cloning is that it is ethical. This statement ignores information about how we can misuse cloning and what consequences occur when the procedure is unsuccessful. I currently do not think cloning should be used until it is perfected. I doubt however that we will all...
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Human Rights Act Genetically Engineered
3,199 wordsCloning Essay For or against? Cloning can be the answer to many of the threats that loom on the human horizon. I believe that it can help many people in the future. Through cloning we might eventually be able to find cures for cancer, AIDS, or other genetic or life-threatening diseases. We might also be able to prevent heart attacks or strokes. We may also be able to correct peristalsis, which has paralyzed many including Christopher Reeves. When scientists finally finish mapping the human genom...
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San Jose Mercury U S News
3,252 wordsA debate is currently raging throughout the world, from the halls of the United States Congress and the Presidents Oval Office to the United Nations and the World Health Organization. The issue: the cloning of human beings. Ever since researchers in Scotland cloned an adult sheep named Dolly over a year ago, the issue of applying this technology to reproducing human duplicates has been paramount in scientific and social circles. The debate is not merely confined to scientists; everyone from worl...
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Human Cloning Research Ban On Human Cloning
2,103 words&# 65279; To Clone or Not to Clone? In February 1997, when Dr. Ian Wilmut and his team of scientists in Scotland astonished the world by announcing that they had successfully cloned a sheep, it sparked an international debate. Since the invention of Dolly, scientists have been faced with the imminent technology to clone human beings. This has raised questions about what it means to be human and what restrictions should be placed on scientific research. Scientists should use methods of cloning of...
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