There are two different types of cloning; reproductive and therapeutic. ... The first things to be cloned were plants and lower forms of life. ... I think therapeutic cloning is ok, but reproductive cloning is not ok. ... I think reproductive cloning is taking it a little to far. With reproductive cloning, lives could be lost in the name of science. ...
With cloning, many of the animal species, and potentially several of the plant species could be brought back to life. ... That cell now acts as a reproductive cell. ... It could be used to replicate organs from animals that would be suitable for transplant into humans. ... Since there would be more organs, the waiting lists for transplants would become much shorter. ... This would be much easier, because you don't have to wait for an organ donor. ...
And experiments involving plants and animal embryos have been performed for years. ... Also it would give us a never ending supply of organs, and select only the best organs to be cloned. There would be no rejections of cloned organs because they are from cloned from the host donor and therefore be a genetic match. ... The plan is to try and put pressure on all governments so they would ban human reproductive cloning. ... Canada proposed the "Human Reproductive and Genetic Technologies Act" January 1997. ...
Most commonly you hear of reproductive cloning. Reproductive cloning is where an identical genetic twin of an organism is produced. Reproductive cloning is how animals are cloned today. ... With so many terminal diseases around it would be great to create a new organ, and replace it. ... Also, the use of animals in the research to create new organs and solutions to our health problems that have stricken us. ...
After three to five days these embryos are planted into the reproductive tract of the substitute mother. ... Already are scientists "growing" new, healthy body organs and tissue that will allow persons suffering from burns or from different bodily ailments can be cured. ...
Cloning can serve as the answer to problems which plaque the human, animal, and plant populations. ... This heralded the future of further cloning possibilities and scientists began extensive experiments on cloning, and have since cloned both plants and animals successfully. ... In December of 2001, the United Kingdom put a ban on human reproductive cloning but not therapeutic cloning (Seppa, 32). ... If the experimentation of cloning continues in the United States, scientists have the ability to clone body organs that could replace a person's damaged organs. This would prove to be most...
