Rough Draft Animal cloning has been a controversial topic ever since it first came out in 1996. However, it can be very helpful in the lives of the people who use it. Cloning is very popular in animal showing. It is also normal for a cattle farmer to make clones of his best milk and meat-producing cattle. Cloning animals has been popular ever since it came out. Scientists want to try new things and experiment with the possibilities of cloning other mammals - possibly humans. Cloning can also help several people in their lifestyle. Through the years, cloning has become quite popular and is being used more and more. Several people have heard about the cloning of an animal, but they do not know what all goes into cloning an animal. Cloning
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Some consumers are concerned that their product, which they are eating, has bad chemicals in them. The FDA has conducted a large research evaluation. This research included examining the safety of the food from the cloned animals and the risk to the animal’s health. Once concluded, the FDA wrote a report saying that the meat and milk from a cow, pig, and goat clones and the offspring of any animal are safe to consume and are just as safe as the food we eat every day (FDA). The producer is not required to label products from a cloned animal however. The FDA announced that it was not up to them whether the producer provides a label. The producer would be accountable for what their label would say. Consumers do not like that it does not specify on the label. Some want to know where their food has came from. The reality of it is, is that clones food is not harmful and is just as good as the normal food we consume each day …show more content…
Birth defects in clones are high. Some clones may have developmental delays, heart defects, lung problems, and malfunctioning immune systems (New York Times). In some extreme cases, the clone product could die. Other birth defects include, abnormal increase of birth size, non operating vital organs, premature aging, and problems with the immune system, Cloning has a high failure rate. Out of one thousand tries, only 30 clones will be made. There are several reasons as to why the failure rate is so high. The egg and the donor nucleus may not be compatible, or the cells in the transferred egg do not divide properly, or the pregnancy alone may fail (University of
Some consumers are concerned that their product, which they are eating, has bad chemicals in them. The FDA has conducted a large research evaluation. This research included examining the safety of the food from the cloned animals and the risk to the animal’s health. Once concluded, the FDA wrote a report saying that the meat and milk from a cow, pig, and goat clones and the offspring of any animal are safe to consume and are just as safe as the food we eat every day (FDA). The producer is not required to label products from a cloned animal however. The FDA announced that it was not up to them whether the producer provides a label. The producer would be accountable for what their label would say. Consumers do not like that it does not specify on the label. Some want to know where their food has came from. The reality of it is, is that clones food is not harmful and is just as good as the normal food we consume each day …show more content…
Birth defects in clones are high. Some clones may have developmental delays, heart defects, lung problems, and malfunctioning immune systems (New York Times). In some extreme cases, the clone product could die. Other birth defects include, abnormal increase of birth size, non operating vital organs, premature aging, and problems with the immune system, Cloning has a high failure rate. Out of one thousand tries, only 30 clones will be made. There are several reasons as to why the failure rate is so high. The egg and the donor nucleus may not be compatible, or the cells in the transferred egg do not divide properly, or the pregnancy alone may fail (University of