Is cloning morally wrong? Should it be legal? These questions become more pressing by the day as technology advances. Regardless of society’s opinion on cloning, it is extremely significant and will inevitably become part of our lives. But before we begin, let's define cloning. Cloning is the process of producing a population of identical organisms. With the discovery of cloning comes new bioethical issues, including premature aging, rare genetic diseases, altered familial relationships and psychological harm(Adelaide Centre for Bioethics and Culture).
This paragraph will go over the humble beginnings of cloning. Originally, it was believed that cloning multi-cellular organisms was virtually impossible until Dolly the Sheep became the first successfully cloned mammal. While Dolly was not technically the first animal cloned, she was the first “clone” to gain worldwide recognition. To put it lightly, the scientific community was in awe as a mammal had been successfully cloned seemingly out of nowhere. Now that technology has advanced, human cloning has become a regular topic of discussion among the scientific community(Anonymous).
There are three types of cloning, all of them very different from one another.
The three types of artificial cloning include gene cloning, reproductive cloning and therapeutic cloning. Gene cloning …show more content…
Supposing that Dolly is our example, the first step is to take a body cell from a female sheep (Sheep A). The next step is to take a egg cell from another female sheep (Sheep B). Then, the DNA from Sheep A was extracted and the cell from Sheep B had its nucleus removed. Next, the DNA from Sheep A was fused with the egg cell from Sheep B. Lastly, the fused cell develops into an embryo and is placed in the uterus of another female sheep (Sheep C). Finally, the lamb is born as a biological clone of Sheep
This paragraph will go over the humble beginnings of cloning. Originally, it was believed that cloning multi-cellular organisms was virtually impossible until Dolly the Sheep became the first successfully cloned mammal. While Dolly was not technically the first animal cloned, she was the first “clone” to gain worldwide recognition. To put it lightly, the scientific community was in awe as a mammal had been successfully cloned seemingly out of nowhere. Now that technology has advanced, human cloning has become a regular topic of discussion among the scientific community(Anonymous).
There are three types of cloning, all of them very different from one another.
The three types of artificial cloning include gene cloning, reproductive cloning and therapeutic cloning. Gene cloning …show more content…
Supposing that Dolly is our example, the first step is to take a body cell from a female sheep (Sheep A). The next step is to take a egg cell from another female sheep (Sheep B). Then, the DNA from Sheep A was extracted and the cell from Sheep B had its nucleus removed. Next, the DNA from Sheep A was fused with the egg cell from Sheep B. Lastly, the fused cell develops into an embryo and is placed in the uterus of another female sheep (Sheep C). Finally, the lamb is born as a biological clone of Sheep