Essays Tagged: "Human cloning"

Human Cloning Should Not Be Banned.

Proposition: Human Cloning Should Not Be Banned.The news of the successful cloning of an adult sheep, in which th ... mpact cloning may have on the animal breeding industry, but rather about the possibility of cloning humans. For the most part, however, the ethical concerns being raised are exaggerated and misplaced, ... ty and the most important, disease research and possible cures.As the status quo stands, cloning of humans has a ban. I am advocating a change. We need this change to be able to make new scientific br ...

(12 pages) 707 3 4.3 Mar/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Genetics & Genome Projects

A Cloned Chop? Speaks of cloning in relation to the agricultural aspect of the United States

ect of the United States of America. It has already been a major factor in saving the lives of many humans. I feel the society as a whole can not and should not degrade this scientifical finding. I fe ... ike to focus on an agricultural aspect if I may. People raised hell when animal parts were put into humans to save lives and today it is an accepted part of medicinal science. I feel that cloning in a ...

(4 pages) 73 0 4.6 Mar/1997

Subjects: Science Essays > Genetics & Genome Projects

"To Clone or Not to Clone...That is the Question." This essay provides reasonable arguments going for human cloning.

great if people could have children regardless of any diseases or even of their gender? Well, with human cloning, this may no longer be a dilemma to the human race. This is one of the many reasons wh ... ay no longer be a dilemma to the human race. This is one of the many reasons why you should support human cloning. In addition to having a great and positive medical perspective, cloning allows indivi ...

(2 pages) 426 4 3.9 May/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Genetics & Genome Projects

A Christian perspectavie on cloning in a short essay format.

d if a person is created, does it posses a spirit? As scientists have successfully cloned the first human embryo, these questions press deeper into the consciousness of society. There are several diff ... al different views, predominately held by scientists and Christians.Many scientist have stated that human cloning should be used only for the use of stem cells. Still others insist on cloning babies f ...

(2 pages) 79 0 4.6 Jun/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Human Cloning isn't as scary as it sounds

none noneHuman Cloning Isn't as Scary as It SoundsThe recent news of the successful cloning of an adult sheep ... impact cloning may have on the animal breeding industry, butrather about the possibility of cloning humans. For the most part, however,the ethical concerns being raised are exaggerated and misplaced, ... the power of the technology, but in themisunderstanding of its significance.Producing a clone of a human being would not amount to creating a 'carboncopy'--an automaton of the sort familiar from scie ...

(5 pages) 128 0 3.7 Mar/1997

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Human Cloning

so much that the successful cloning of a sheep encouraged a Chicago physicist Richard Seed to clone human embryos. The purpose behind writing the article was to highlight the shortcomings of human clo ... ongress to ban it. According to Capron , Seed has no proficiency in the field of cloning. Cloning a human has its drawbacks. The cloning of Dolly shows that all attempts were not successful and many p ...

(1 pages) 115 0 2.6 Nov/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Human Cloning - Is it right? Is it wrong? This essay debates human cloning from a Christian perspective. The final answer is no; human cloning should be banned.

Human CloningCloning brings advances in artificial organs, cosmetics, and age reduction, while at th ... s advances in artificial organs, cosmetics, and age reduction, while at the same time taking away a human's individuality, uniqueness, and the right to live his own life. It may correct some of the me ... he right to live his own life. It may correct some of the mere eight defective genes in the average human body and it may give an infertile couple the ability to have children, but manufacturing artif ...

(3 pages) 425 2 4.1 Jan/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

An essay about ethics of cloning

popular nowadays. The main aim of it is to make better animal and plant species for the benefits of human being and to cure illness genetically. Cloning is the one of the ways that brings genetic engi ... cientists conducted a lot of cloning experiments on plants and animals. Nowadays they want to clone human beings, for some useful purposes, but there are some ethical restrictions in front of human cl ...

(3 pages) 158 0 3.8 Jan/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Biotechnology

A reflection paper on cloning (anti side)

o imagine, because I know this is the only situation in which everyone would have the same stand on human cloning.The topic first caught my attention when the news of Dolly came out while I was still ... a point, or several.I have only one word to describe the possibilities, medical or otherwise, that human cloning can offer: limitless. Again, imagine having a heart attack right after being involved ...

(3 pages) 81 1 4.8 Jan/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology

Cloning reflection written by a catholic

Human cloning also has many factors that, at the present time, are unpredictable, which causes many ... that, at the present time, are unpredictable, which causes many people to fear the possibilities of human cloning. The amount of attempts at cell fusion for the sheep Dolly was beyond belief. First, s ... om the 13 pregnant sheep, only one, Dolly, survived. Obviously, if the same procedures were done on humans, endless amounts of fetuses would be killed, and in actual fact, human cloning would become a ...

(4 pages) 70 1 3.8 Feb/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Genetics & Genome Projects

Positive factors regarding Human Cloning.

Human CloningHuman cloning refers to the production of genetically identical humans; however, the id ... this medical research; people who are receptive should not ban the research by the mere mention of human cloning. It is unjust to deny every possibility of life and better life by overlooking the pos ... unjust to deny every possibility of life and better life by overlooking the possible benefits that human cloning may offer. The people have the right to know and the right to make an educated decisio ...

(2 pages) 69 0 3.0 Feb/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Genetics & Genome Projects

This is an argumentative essay discussing different views of cloning called "Cloning-Right vs. Wrong". (con)

ently there was a major breakthrough in scientific research and that is the mapping of all DNA in a human gene. A couple of years ago this would have seemed like an impossible task for scientist to tr ... ible task for scientist to triumph over. All these breakthroughs in science lead us to believe that human cloning is not far away. Human cloning has always been an issue of controversy, whether it is ...

(2 pages) 141 0 4.2 Mar/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Genetics & Genome Projects

Cloning: An Ethical Debate

es. Recently, a major breakthrough has occurred in scientific research, the mapping of all DNA in a human gene is complete. All this revolution in science leads us to believe that the day, when the hu ... in science leads us to believe that the day, when the human being will be cloned, is not far away. Human cloning has always been an issue of controversy.I believe that human cloning is not an unethic ...

(4 pages) 132 2 4.2 Mar/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology

Stem -Cell research (human cloning).

On February 23, 1997, the idea that humans might someday be cloned, moved further away from science fiction and closer to that of a scie ... ed in The Observer, Bill Clinton issued a five-year ban on any federal funding related to attempted human cloning. "Any discovery that touches upon human creation is not simply a matter of scientific ... ortunately, the federal restriction did not affect privately funded research. Meanwhile, critics of human cloning began requesting that the ban be permanent, and that it extend into private research a ...

(5 pages) 161 0 4.3 May/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

A report on the legalization of embryonic brain stem research.

ls. Embryonic stem cells are valuable because they can transform into any of the cells found in the human body. If enough progress was made, it would allow scientists to "grow" human body parts for am ... mputee's, or remove diseases such as Parkinson's from a person's body. However, it would also allow human cloning, and the ability to create a human being with whatever features you want. This is why ...

(4 pages) 70 0 3.7 May/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Biotechnology

Is Cloning Benificial for the Society?

Humanity is overwhelmed with countless ethical issues every day. One of the most controversial is th ... ide to take is to look at both the good and bad sides of cloning.There are many positive aspects of human and non-human cloning, especially since scientists discovered it to be a new way to heal human ... s and inserting them into the areas that have been damaged. There has also been a breakthrough with human stem cells, which can be grown to produce organs or tissues to repair damaged ones. Conditions ...

(2 pages) 63 0 4.8 May/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

Human Cloning: Is it moral?

CNN showed that sixty-three percent of Americans think of recreating evil when they hear the words "human cloning." According to this survey, a person's positive characteristics are often outweighed b ... ing technology to conquer the world have been very popular in the past. That is, of course, because human cloning was never a reality until recently. I say people do not yet realize the good that can ...

(6 pages) 218 0 2.0 Jul/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Biotechnology

Cloning.

. It's about something a lot more complex and a lot morecomplicated than just Star Wars. It's about human cloning.First of all, let me start out by saying right off the bat that I'm totallyagainst hum ... o it than just that...For the past few decades, scientists have been very excited about the studyof human cloning. And I can understand why. I mean, it's a major scientificadvance and breakthrough. Th ...

(3 pages) 30 0 1.0 Aug/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Cloning.

Not Quite HumanCloning is a process where an egg cell is taken, the nucleus removed and in the empty space, th ... nvolve "conception", as it is known socially and religiously. Widening the cloning scale to include human genetics is cause for debate." It embodies virtually everything about the powerful new technol ... molecular biology that are coming back upon us. It touches at the very core of what it means to be human. It touches upon the flow from generation to generation, which is obviously very controversial ...

(5 pages) 102 0 5.0 Sep/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

To Clone Or Not To Clone .

a few myths and some over opinionated conservatives. This scenario is true and is taking place with human cloning at this very moment. If you don't act fast this crowning achievement of medical scienc ... ould be lost forever. This procedure will be both a contribution to science and a betterment of the human race. Human cloning will provide unlimited benefits to our species and should be legal.The clo ...

(3 pages) 51 0 4.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues