Scientists have been able to successfully clone organisms, something that's been happening on earth for a long time. Cloning has been seen in prokaryotes, sea cucumbers, starfish, and other organisms. Although cloning has been recently recreated by scientist, they have successfully cloned many organisms. One of the most famous clones is Dolly the sheep, which signifies the possibility of cloning an adult human being. Therefore, this experiment signifies that it won't be long until a scientist presents the first human clone to the world. Cloning has a long array of applications, ranging from medical applications to produce transgenic clones that are genetically programmed to produce certain proteins that the human population is highly demanding. …show more content…
Other current applications include selecting the traits of livestock, and for human reproductive purposes. As new discoveries are made and new ideas form, there are plans for the future application of cloning, including the cloning of xenogeneic transplants where the human body will not reject the organ. Ethics are often used against cloning due to the low success rates and the health problems clones experience. Ethical oppositions greatly increase when animals with a physical deformity or diseases are being cloned on purpose, and depending if scientists plan to clone animals or human beings. Cloning has been performed by many organisms and scientist have recently been able to recreate it, cloning has and will bring many benefits to the human population, therefore the primary purpose of the experiment should be evaluated first in order to decide whether or not the experiment should