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Human Cloning Controversy

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Cloning is the process of creating identical DNA. Human Cloning is a very controversial topic and many people have their own opinions on it. Human cloning can lead to the curing of many diseases and helping people via the use of stem cells. Human cloning can also help stop illegal activity and benefit many people along the way. Some people believe it is unethical but the benefits outweigh the disadvantages. Human cloning can lead to the curing of many diseases and saving many lives.We are now able to produce human embryos, from those embryos we can collect stems cells.
In a BBC article it states that “Now a team at the Oregon Health and Science University have developed the embryo to the blastocyst stage - around 150 cells - which is enough to provide a source of embryonic stem cells” (Gallagher, 2013). Stem cells can be used to cure diseases. ES cells are the most versatile type of stem cell because they are less committed to a certain function.The best way to get stem cells is from a clone of a person because there is no way the cells can be denied. A human body can deny another person's donor stem cells. In a BBC article it states that, “The cloned embryos were used …show more content…

Infertile couples can be helped by creating cloning themselves when they can’t have their own biological child. As stated in this article, “ The vast majority of these couples desperately want to have children and they treat their children as children” (Silver, 2012). This can also help gay and lesbian couples. Cloning can also help eliminate the donor transplant list. People waiting a very long time to receive an organ and sometimes they die waiting. Cloning can help eliminate the transplant list and it can also help eliminate the illegal black market of selling organs. Organs can be cloned from the person’s tissue and be used as a transplant (Smith, 2012). Human cloning has many advantages but many people believe that there is an ethical

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After reading about therapeutic cloning, I’ve come to the conclusion that it is no different than what researchers are trying to do with ES cell research. The difference in the process is that the egg is penetrated, without destroying it and the nucleus is removed with the host DNA and replaced with a nucleus from the cell of the donor that requires the ES cell for therapy. At that point the egg is left to develop into a blastocyst using the donor DNA and the process of extracting the inner cell mass to cultivate the stem cells that are genetically compatible with the

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There are many arguments in support of human cloning. Some are fairly easy to accept, such as elimination of genetic disease”(Human Cloning). With the technology of cloning, the percentages of disease could reduce. That also includes genetic issues could be solved as well. Cloning has been said to give therapeutic support when making new cures.

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This is because embryonic stem cells are a type of unspecialized cell, so they can form into any type of cell. As Junying Yu and James A. Thomson say in their article about Embryonic Stem Cells, “human [embryonic stem cells] promise an essentially unlimited supply of specific cell types. . . for transplantation therapies for diseases” (Thomson). This explains that this course of treatment would allow not only the treatment of, but possibly even a cure for, diseases that are caused by either malfunctioning cells or the loss of them.

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Therapeutic cloning, also interchangeable with somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT), is a procedure that helps cure ailments in science. To begin the process, the haploid nucleus, that contains the genetic makeup, is separated from the fertilized egg. Somatic cells are then obtained from embryonic tissue and injected into the fertilized egg. If done so correctly, a cleavage is formed and cells divide due to mitotic division. In result, this forms a blastocyst where new stem cells are cultivated for further growth.

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Picture a scenario where a loved one was on the verge of death. Their organs were failing and they were too far down on the waiting list to get the organs they need in time. There was no other option that could save their life other than a human chimera transplant, but the use of chimeras shouldn’t be allowed. It is unethical to use them. Human chimera opposes many religions, has many scientific problems, and the stem cells used can transform into unwanted cells.

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Embryonic stem cells are cells that can be taken from embryos that have been fertilized through in vitro fertilization. (They are not taken from the fertilized eggs in a woman’s body.) Other methods of getting the embryonic stem cells would be through getting it from the umbilical cord or from the placenta once the baby is born. Stem cells have the ability to be used to increase the health of the new born baby in future in the event of an accident

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or to create replacements for faulty organs and tissues” (The Use). However, there is a big problem with these “blank canvas” stem cells. As Austin Smith of the University of Cambridge explains, when stem cells are created, they “[…]still carry genetic baggage from their

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Its pros are strong, and keep the research going. They say that a dog is a man’s best friend, so when someone loses his or her dog, it can be devastating. Cloning, however, provides a way to carry on a deceased dog’s legacy, making the owner’s grieving process easier. Cloning is also a feature that demonstrates advanced science. It helps clue us in on how DNA replication works, ameliorating the world’s understanding on how animals reproduce and function.

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There are several reasons that there are not any approved treatments using embryonic stem cells. Most of the time the treatments are not successful when they are attempted, but some terrible consequences have occurred from injections of these stem cells. One report tells of a boy who had a neuromuscular disease. He had embryonic stem cells injected into his brain. Within four years he had terrible headaches which scientists now know were caused by tumors that developed from the stem cells that were injected.

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Payload Specialists Holly Bombardier and Trenton Sage had three objectives: deliver Lunar Energy’s helium-3 drill, set it up, and return home to Earth. Little did they know that their three-month stay on the burgeoning International Lunar Base on the moon would turn indefinite from the destruction of a Chinese government satellite, which caused a chain reaction of debris collisions. The debris field orbiting Earth would prevent their safe return to Earth. They must assume the roles of “Lunarian Astronauts” on the Base and face the insurmountable challenges of surviving, along with the crew, in an extraterrestrial environment. They must help in clearing up the debris and contribute to the prosperity of the Base—their new home.

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Introduction Cloning is the processes that are used in order to generate exact genetic makeup of a cell, tissue, or organism. The term clone refers to the copied material with the same genetic makeup of the original. According to the definition by National Genome Research Institute (NIH) cloning can be differentiated into three types, those are: 1. Gene cloning, which creates copies of genes or segments of DNA. 2.

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Many questions arise when discussing such controversial issues (Jaenisch et al.). Some of these questions include "the central, apparently unresolvable issue of the moral status of the human embryo, which raises questions about which perspectives should govern appropriate pluralistic policy" (Jaenisch et al.). There are also questions as to how to weigh the "possible scientific breakthroughs" with the "less quantifiable values and perspectives" (Jaenisch et al.). While there are decent arguments on how the copying of a human being could be

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Do you know that based on the scientific studies, 90% human cloning tuned out to be unsuccessful. Human cloning(modifying babies) is a process of producing new identical babies by altering their genomes. Some of studies show that scientists successfully cloned animals such as cows, Pigs, and sheep. For the past 3-5 years human cloning have a lot of debates and controversies between peoples. However Human cloning is dangerous for the new engineered baby and their moms, so it should be banned to prevent new disease, to constantly limit the population of dying human beings, and to stop unnecessary fees to modify babies.

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The technology today is not advanced enough yet. In order to give birth to a cloned baby, women need to risk miscarriages, stillbirths, or the birth of deformed babies in terms of creating just one successful clone. Tim Redford states, “Nobody yet knows how to clone a human humanely. Ian Wilmut, the Roslin scientist who produced Dolly, counts her as just one successful out of 272 attempts.” (Radford, theguardian.com).

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Human cloning tends to take place in unreliable laboratories, with scientists who have limited knowledge on what to do if a step they take is incorrect because they are usually just experimenting in unknown territory. (is this true?? Lots of laws regarding cloning especially in the UK) This leads to major ethical difficulties as scientists are playing with human life. Furthermore, if a clone is made and there is even the slightest mishap, whereby the clone could be inclined to suffer if given the chance to grow, some would strongly oppose due to the fact that human life is so complex and needs a perfect designer, not a person in a laboratory wearing a white coat and plastic goggles.

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