biology and includes those related to the practice of medicine, has been an important aspect of

all areas in the scientific field (Bernstein, Maurice, M.D.). It is one of the factors that says

whether or not certain scientific research can go on, and if it can, under which rules and

regulations it must abide by. One of the most recent and controversial issues facing our society

today is the idea of cloning. On February 23, 1997, Ian Wilmut, a Scottish scientist, along with

his colleagues at the Roslin Institute and PPL Therapeutics, announced to the world that they

had cloned a lamb, which they named Dolly, after Dolly Parton, from an adult sheep (Mario,

The two share the same nucleic DNA, but differ in terms of their mitochondrial DNA,

which is vitally important for the regulation of the cell. The media and the press ignored this fact,

and thus claimed that Dolly and her "mother" were genetically identical, which sparked a fury of

outcry all around the world. The technique of transferring a nucleus from a somatic cell into an

egg cell of which the nucleus had been removed, called nuclear transplant

8. Dr. Bruce, Donald. "Society, Religion and Technology Project. Church of Scotland. Cloning

use them. In the case of medical research, cloning would help aid in finding cures for fatal and

pregnancies, the prospective parents are allowed to carry the baby to term, because of the

http://www.kaiwan.com/~mcivr/clon19.html

development, and in how to manipulate organisms. It may also help treat diseases like diabetes,

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