Somewhere within a lab, Ian Wilmut lead a team of scientists to create the world’s first animal from a somatic cell. And from that revolutionary discovery, scientists use this way to artificially produce living creatures that even today are being used. Dolly the sheep died many years ago and many have wondered about the ethics of cloning an animal, whether or not Dolly’s “sister clones” were actually genetic matches and whether cloning is a bad way of producing a living creature and shouldn’t be further researched.
Cloning within animals is still harmful and unethical towards the animal. Through many tests, scientists have discovered distinctive clues to help them figure out the mystery of a clone’s shortened life. One of the biggest yet subtle …show more content…
These clones have almost the same genetic information and are considered Dolly’s sister clones. As the Sister Clones of Dolly the Sheep says that these clones came from the same cells Dolly came from. Because the clones are from the same cells, it makes them almost the same sheep (1) This means that her supposed “sister clones” could have the same problems as Dolly. These new creatures are alive and have slightly better arthritis than Dolly did. Why would humans want to bring an animal to live and have it suffer? The sheep are living to be 9 years old. Keep in mind that the normal age for a non-cloned sheep is 10-12 years. So these clones not only surpassed their previous record or the record set by Dolly but they also are going to be within the usual death range of a normal sheep (‘Sister Clones’). This shows that the sheep are living longer, yes, however, the science behind the animals has gone too far. The science is that the clones are created in a different process in which scientists have used on the new set, is apparently a more effective system of cloning. As Beth Shapiro, a biologist in the University of California states, “We’re thinking about how we can use this type of technology to conserve populations that might be in danger of going extinct” (‘Sister Clones’). This may be helpful for conserving populations, but the products that are being created aren’t as
Cloning within animals is still harmful and unethical towards the animal. Through many tests, scientists have discovered distinctive clues to help them figure out the mystery of a clone’s shortened life. One of the biggest yet subtle …show more content…
These clones have almost the same genetic information and are considered Dolly’s sister clones. As the Sister Clones of Dolly the Sheep says that these clones came from the same cells Dolly came from. Because the clones are from the same cells, it makes them almost the same sheep (1) This means that her supposed “sister clones” could have the same problems as Dolly. These new creatures are alive and have slightly better arthritis than Dolly did. Why would humans want to bring an animal to live and have it suffer? The sheep are living to be 9 years old. Keep in mind that the normal age for a non-cloned sheep is 10-12 years. So these clones not only surpassed their previous record or the record set by Dolly but they also are going to be within the usual death range of a normal sheep (‘Sister Clones’). This shows that the sheep are living longer, yes, however, the science behind the animals has gone too far. The science is that the clones are created in a different process in which scientists have used on the new set, is apparently a more effective system of cloning. As Beth Shapiro, a biologist in the University of California states, “We’re thinking about how we can use this type of technology to conserve populations that might be in danger of going extinct” (‘Sister Clones’). This may be helpful for conserving populations, but the products that are being created aren’t as