Cloning
What should be the limits of cloning?
What is cloning?
Reproductive cloning is the production of a genetic duplicate of an existing organism. A human clone would be a genetic copy of an existing person.
Therapeutic cloning -
Therapeutic cloning refers to the removal of a nucleus, which contains the genetic material, from virtually any cell of the body (a somatic cell) and its transfer by injection into an unfertilized egg from which the nucleus has also been removed.
Benifits
- can supply food
- might help humans
-make medicines
- can bring back dead pets
- bring back extinct animals
- can make more endangered animals
Dangers
- Animals cloned can have problems
- destruction of human embryos to make clones can lead to angry people
- cloned animal products/food is not always safe
- Religion dose not agree with cloning
- Rebellion
Dolly
caused arguments. People began to wonder if humans were next.
Protesters
Allie
Conclusion
Biography
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