The very thought of cloning has been a very controversial ideal. Since the cloning of the sheep named Dolly on July 5, 1996, the first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell (Freudenrich, 2001). People have had great concerns about the use of cloning of larger mammals such as humans. What makes cloning of humans, so controversial that we would put a ban on cloning humans?
Let’s say that you are on the waiting list for a new kidney, but you have a rare genetic makeup. The doctors tell you that it is nearly impossible to get you a replacement kidney, but due to new scientific genetically modified kidney from a pig could give you the long and healthy life that you wished for. What would you say?
In order to understand why there is the ban on cloning, you need to first understand how cloning works. Cloning is also known as Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer. What this means is that the DNA from an adult mammal (animal or human) known as the “DONOR”, is extracted from the cell and inserted into the egg cell from another mammal. The egg cell has had its nucleus removed so that it can be read and duplicated like …show more content…
Let’s go over the pros and cons of the benefits to humans. The first pro is that we would be able to get rid of the genes that cause genetic diseases by replacing them with a healthy gene to replace the defective one. This means that we could take the gene that causes someone to have Huntington’s disease with a healthy gene, while they are alive or even before they are born. The next pro is that couples who are unable to have children would be able to have an egg that has been genetically modified with their genes implanted. This then gives the couples their own child with their gene makeup. Another pro is that we could take healthy Embryonic Stem Cells and grow them to produce organs and tissues to replace or repair damaged ones to improve the lives of humans, this also could mean faster healing time if
Let’s say that you are on the waiting list for a new kidney, but you have a rare genetic makeup. The doctors tell you that it is nearly impossible to get you a replacement kidney, but due to new scientific genetically modified kidney from a pig could give you the long and healthy life that you wished for. What would you say?
In order to understand why there is the ban on cloning, you need to first understand how cloning works. Cloning is also known as Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer. What this means is that the DNA from an adult mammal (animal or human) known as the “DONOR”, is extracted from the cell and inserted into the egg cell from another mammal. The egg cell has had its nucleus removed so that it can be read and duplicated like …show more content…
Let’s go over the pros and cons of the benefits to humans. The first pro is that we would be able to get rid of the genes that cause genetic diseases by replacing them with a healthy gene to replace the defective one. This means that we could take the gene that causes someone to have Huntington’s disease with a healthy gene, while they are alive or even before they are born. The next pro is that couples who are unable to have children would be able to have an egg that has been genetically modified with their genes implanted. This then gives the couples their own child with their gene makeup. Another pro is that we could take healthy Embryonic Stem Cells and grow them to produce organs and tissues to replace or repair damaged ones to improve the lives of humans, this also could mean faster healing time if