Is Human Cloning Acceptable in Today's Society?
Is Human Cloning Acceptable in Today’s Society
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INTRODUCTION
In my paper I will be talking about cloning, how scientists are trying to clone humans and if it acceptable in today’s society and should it be. I will also be informing the reader about how scientists try to do it and why. Cloning is the process of producing populations of genetically-identical individuals that occurs in nature when organisms such as bacteria, insects or plants reproduce asexually (amphibians are the best examples)
Cloning in biotechnology refers to processes used to create copies of DNA fragments (molecular cloning), cells (cell cloning), or organisms. More generally, the term refers to the production of multiple copies of a product such as digital media or software. Is Human Cloning Acceptable in Today’s Society? Cloning is a complicated process. Experiments on cloning began as early as the 1950's. These early attempts at cloning targeted frogs, salamanders, and other amphibians. If these organisms reproduced asexually it would have been simple to clone because there is only one parent cell. However, when dealing with larger organisms, such as mammals, a more complicated procedure will be needed. This is because two sex cells are needed to reproduce. The nucleus of the egg must be destroyed and removed. The nucleus of a body cell from the same species is then removed and injected into the egg. Human cloning has become a big topic for debate. The ban on human cloning should only apply when the procedure is used for reproductive purposes because current research has shown that it is not safe to use with humans at this time. With proper restrictions and procedure in place, society stands to gain many benefits through authorizing human cloning for the purpose of research. [1]
Cloning humans is banned in 23 different countries, but scientists and researchers are pushing the technology because they believe that human cloning can bring the future with many benefits. In the United
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INTRODUCTION
In my paper I will be talking about cloning, how scientists are trying to clone humans and if it acceptable in today’s society and should it be. I will also be informing the reader about how scientists try to do it and why. Cloning is the process of producing populations of genetically-identical individuals that occurs in nature when organisms such as bacteria, insects or plants reproduce asexually (amphibians are the best examples)
Cloning in biotechnology refers to processes used to create copies of DNA fragments (molecular cloning), cells (cell cloning), or organisms. More generally, the term refers to the production of multiple copies of a product such as digital media or software. Is Human Cloning Acceptable in Today’s Society? Cloning is a complicated process. Experiments on cloning began as early as the 1950's. These early attempts at cloning targeted frogs, salamanders, and other amphibians. If these organisms reproduced asexually it would have been simple to clone because there is only one parent cell. However, when dealing with larger organisms, such as mammals, a more complicated procedure will be needed. This is because two sex cells are needed to reproduce. The nucleus of the egg must be destroyed and removed. The nucleus of a body cell from the same species is then removed and injected into the egg. Human cloning has become a big topic for debate. The ban on human cloning should only apply when the procedure is used for reproductive purposes because current research has shown that it is not safe to use with humans at this time. With proper restrictions and procedure in place, society stands to gain many benefits through authorizing human cloning for the purpose of research. [1]
Cloning humans is banned in 23 different countries, but scientists and researchers are pushing the technology because they believe that human cloning can bring the future with many benefits. In the United