Cloning

Cloning

Twenty years ago, scientists said that cloning was completely impossible. But now, the science of cloning
has come to realization. Imagine meeting an exact replica of somebody. They look alike, think alike, and
even have the same genetic makeup. No, this isn't an episode of Star Trek, this is reality. This is the new
world of cloning, and thanks to a 7-month-old sheep named Dolly, a new science has been born. As with
every new science, there are those who believe in it, and those who oppose it. The new technology of
cloning should be utilized because it could bring back extinct organisms, help infertile couples to have
children, and potentially save many lives.
Cloning could bring back extinct animals. Over millions of years, thousands of different species
have gone extinct. Most were due to "natural selection", while several others were due to human
intervention. According to the Encarta Encyclopedia, 1997, "nearly two-thirds of all the native bird
species and one-tenth of the native plants originally found on the Hawaiian Islands have gone extinct
recently. Most of these losses have been of species unique to the Hawaiian archipelago. Predators,
competitors, or diseases introduced by humans from continental areas are responsible for many of the
extinctions. Many remaining species on oceanic islands are threatened or endangered." With cloning, many
of the animal species, and potentially several of the plant species could be brought back to li...

Cloning

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