Rosalie Wetzel
UWW 310 SU16
08/20/16
Consequences of Cloning Technology
In 1996, Scottish scientists at Roslin Institute created the first example of the possibility of human cloning, a sheep named "Dolly.” Dolly, was the first animal to have been successfully cloned from an adult cell. This cloning electrified a worldwide attention and apprehension because of its scientific and ethical implications. Researchers have since caught onto the trend and successfully cloned other animals such as cows, mice, dogs, cats, and rabbits. Cloning is the practice of producing a duplicate of something. In genetics, cloning refers to the development of making an equal copy of DNA. The three different types of cloning are Reproductive cloning, Recombinant …show more content…
The negative effects of human cloning discount nature, because it is not through the ordinary procreative progression, which is by a male and female. Human cloning is producing life. It is still essential for a human close to eat, drink and carry out any other metabolic practices in order to live. Some also worry about the probability of a clone outperforming it’s host. This idea often makes people uncomfortable and anxious of being inferior. Philip Kitcher, author of “There Will Never Be Another You” catches on to this pattern when he states, “We assume that human lives can be created to order, that it can be done instantly, that we can achieve exact replicas, and, of course, that it is all going to turn out disastrously” (53) While we are able to tamper with genetics through cloning, there is still a possibility of recreating undesirable traits. In this sense, cloning of the body organs can also invite violation of their use in society. For example, we could become spoiled in thinking that we can always replace our kidneys regardless of how much we drink, or our lungs regardless of how much we …show more content…
“For people such as ourselves,” Postman writes, “who are inclined … to be tools of our tools, few legends are more instructive than his.” (Postman, p3) For Postman, the nature of technological change is neither additive nor is it subtractive, rather it’s ecological. (Postman, 1992) Basically, the intro of a new technology into a society will present change to the works of the society in prevails in. He argues that it is therefore essential to comprehend what any new technology is intended to do. “When we admit a new technology to the culture, we must do so with eyes wide open.” (Postman,
UWW 310 SU16
08/20/16
Consequences of Cloning Technology
In 1996, Scottish scientists at Roslin Institute created the first example of the possibility of human cloning, a sheep named "Dolly.” Dolly, was the first animal to have been successfully cloned from an adult cell. This cloning electrified a worldwide attention and apprehension because of its scientific and ethical implications. Researchers have since caught onto the trend and successfully cloned other animals such as cows, mice, dogs, cats, and rabbits. Cloning is the practice of producing a duplicate of something. In genetics, cloning refers to the development of making an equal copy of DNA. The three different types of cloning are Reproductive cloning, Recombinant …show more content…
The negative effects of human cloning discount nature, because it is not through the ordinary procreative progression, which is by a male and female. Human cloning is producing life. It is still essential for a human close to eat, drink and carry out any other metabolic practices in order to live. Some also worry about the probability of a clone outperforming it’s host. This idea often makes people uncomfortable and anxious of being inferior. Philip Kitcher, author of “There Will Never Be Another You” catches on to this pattern when he states, “We assume that human lives can be created to order, that it can be done instantly, that we can achieve exact replicas, and, of course, that it is all going to turn out disastrously” (53) While we are able to tamper with genetics through cloning, there is still a possibility of recreating undesirable traits. In this sense, cloning of the body organs can also invite violation of their use in society. For example, we could become spoiled in thinking that we can always replace our kidneys regardless of how much we drink, or our lungs regardless of how much we …show more content…
“For people such as ourselves,” Postman writes, “who are inclined … to be tools of our tools, few legends are more instructive than his.” (Postman, p3) For Postman, the nature of technological change is neither additive nor is it subtractive, rather it’s ecological. (Postman, 1992) Basically, the intro of a new technology into a society will present change to the works of the society in prevails in. He argues that it is therefore essential to comprehend what any new technology is intended to do. “When we admit a new technology to the culture, we must do so with eyes wide open.” (Postman,