The Ethics of Human Cloning
Well, I have to write this paper for my Biology class about cloning. Particularly in humans.
I'm having lots of trouble finding good sources of opinions...that are credible or something. What makes an opinion credible? A degree? >_>
I probably won't get much help, but moo.
Essentially, we should be answering:
1. Is human cloning "playing with nature?" How does it compare with technologies such as in vitro fertilization?
2. Does cloning to create stem cells, justify utilizing human embryos from fertility clinics or cells from umbilical cords? Why or why not?
3. Should cloning research be regulated? How and by whom?
I lean towards the, it should be regulated and encouraged because of the miraculous medical implications it brings, side of opinions.
ty in advance.
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[quote=jdf8]We're not sure whether clones produced from body cells produce Telomerase, a substance naturally occuring in natural embryos that allows them to bypass the Hayflick limit. Without Telomerase, clones will die much more quickly as frayed telomeres will cause rampant cancer and sudden genetic mutations.
Oh, and you can't just give them Telomerase artificially as it causes cancer too.
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This is exactly the reason Rau Le Creuset from Gundam Seed hates cloning so much (despite he is a clone himself).
@jdf8: Hence the conflict between Naturals and Coordinators.
[quote=catdograt]Watch the movie The Island.
It touches upon a few of the possibilities of human cloning, from a clone's perspective. It might inspire both sides of your argument. Good luck! [/quote]
Add Gundam Seed to the list also.
they say ignorance is blissed, humans have always been trying to play "god", but the closer they are reaching to that point, the consequences would come back to bite them. It's only a matter time before humanity will be wiped out because they are trying to hard, not saying technological progression is bad, but look around you today; despite all our technology, our planet is slowly dying, yet rarely anyone gives a frick. Well I shouldn't be one to talk since im one of those who doesn't give a frick but I at least acknowledge the problems caused by technological advancement.
Watch the movie The Island.
It touches upon a few of the possibilities of human cloning, from a clone's perspective. It might inspire both sides of your argument. Good luck!
[quote=Boss]To consciously phase out genes and disrupt a natural process... I don't know, perhaps I have a traditional set of values, but I believe that there are certain things humans should not tamper with, and a direct manipulation of the gene pool is one of such things that should be left alone.[/quote]
I see you oppose the existence of Coordinators (sorry bear with me and my Gundam addiction xD)
To consciously phase out genes and disrupt a natural process... I don't know, perhaps I have a traditional set of values, but I believe that there are certain things humans should not tamper with, and a direct manipulation of the gene pool is one of such things that should be left alone.
[quote=radkai]No. Cloning is making a new human from the very beginning: baby.[/quote]
lol Yeah I don't think some people realize what our present cloning capabilities are - we just take a cell and grow a baby out of it in a surrogate mother. We can't COPY PASTA living things yet haha
[quote=bbqnuts123]Human Cloning is cool. You can have a clone at whichever age then in the future when you're about to die, they can transfer your brain into that body. Then you get to live again. (Ex: You get cloned at 18, when you die, the brain will be transferred into the body and you'll be 18 all over again!)[/quote]
No. Cloning is making a new human from the very beginning: baby.
Search journal articles and gorvernment websites - those are considered reliable sources (easy trick: go to wikipedia and check the references they used - you won't be using wiki directly, which is usually frowned upon, but you could come upon great references). Not gonna help you with the rest though lol Good luck.
Gundam Seed! Cloning was such a huge topic in that show.
"Baa baa"
Ethics change with age. We will eventually come to accept cloning as a privilege.
shy person + cloned = massive awkwardness
[quote=SomeGuyXXX]@dimo: My teach said something about using other people's opinions that share the same views. Distinguishing between who is and who isn't 'credible' is my only problem with this.[/quote]
In which case just look for people with several letters before and after their name and just call them "experts in the field"
@dimo: My teach said something about using other people's opinions that share the same views. Distinguishing between who is and who isn't 'credible' is my only problem with this.
Make multiple clones with broken brains on life support then take their vital organs to live forever, now rich and bad ppl will live forever
Not sure if you will find "good" sources on such a topic. It's basically a moral issue, if you express your views in a logical manner you can not be wrong.
Sources for this stuff = ughgghhgughguhgugh
the paper is only a page at most!