Positive And Negative Effects Of Animal Cloning

The process of cloning is a very complicated process, especially if trying to clone other humans. So far, the process of cloning has really only extended to the cloning of animals. Unfortunately, the results for animal cloning have been mostly unsuccessful, producing a very high failure rate, and leaving no hope for human cloning. According to experts, “Even after several years of additional research and the development of new methods for extracting and transferring genetic material, well over ninety-nine percent of all cloning attempts still fail” (Dudley). The animals among this percentile rarely make it out of childhood, considering that only three to five percent of successful pregnancies, using cloned embryos, live to adulthood (Dudley). Even with all the new technology being used in today’s cloning experiments, the results still come up negative (“Human Cloning”). In fact, “For every 100 experiments only one, two, or if lucky, perhaps three appear to produce a viable offspring in surrogate mothers (“Human Cloning). In fact, cloning animals is so inefficient, that according to experts, “…for every 1000 tries, only one to

Diversity is important in maintaining a healthy society, and in maintaining the differences among all human beings. Cloning is best described as “…copying or replicating biological traits in organisms” (Oak). Therefore, creating the same traits in people would greatly reduce diversity in society. Human cloning also prevents gene diversity among people. According to scientists, “Reducing the diversity of genes, weakens the ability to adapt” (“Ethical Considerations on Human Cloning”). The theory of diversity is taken for granted around the world, diversity not only relates to differences in appearance, but also differences among friends, family, religion, and even the languages people speak. “Cloning is detrimental to the beauty that lies in diversity”