The Pros And Cons Of Cloning

Is human cloning worth performing? Although there have been no confirmed cases of cloned human beings, the theory of cloning allows scientists to create a genetic copy of another human individual. The clone is expected to have its own individual personality, contain unique fingerprints in spite of sharing DNA with the person being cloned and not be an exact physical copy. Most people don’t know enough about it to make and informed decision, therefore, the lack of knowledge in this area lead me to research about this particular topic and discuss the point of view of intellectual people besides mine. In this essay, I will define cloning and explain its process of being done. Then, I will touch on the attempts made by various scientists and the reasons behind their failure. Lastly, I will explain the different views on cloning in detail.

Clones are organisms that are exact genetic copies and every single bit of their DNA is identical. It is said to be done by the use of the nucleus of an egg and selected DNA from the one being cloned. Firstly, these two are fused together with the use of an electrical current. Then, this cell grows into a “genetic duplicate” and placed in to the womb into a normal human being. Following this procedure, some scientists have attempted to perform cloning. For example; US fertility expert Panos Zavos. He announced that he had successfully implanted a cloned human embryo in a woman’s womb. Although the tests have shown that the woman did not become pregnant, he continued his attempts to successfully clone a human. Despite his failure, we do know that a female sheep named Dolly has been in 19996 by Ian Wilmut and Keith Campbell.

Based on the previous research I have done, cloning being legalized endanger...

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In accordance with the reasons above, cloning shouldn’t be legalized on account of the irrepebable damage it causes in various ways. Out of the reasons against cloning, ones based on religious, social, personal, economic opinion are less effective arguments. However, scientific observations are highly considerable for not permitting human cloning because of it is proven to be leading to death or many diseases, putting lives in danger. Correspondingly to what I have found in my researching process, the question of ‘Are there benefits of cloning present as well?’ appeared. Although it turned out that beneficial uses of cloning are existent, people suffering or dying for the sake of this technology outweighs any benefit there is. Consequently, human cloning should be banned considering the serious loss it causes and the harm it brings in a variety of ways.