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Genetic Engineering and the Advantages/Dangers of Human Cloning

posted January 14, 2009 - 7:48pm
Genetic Engineering and the Advantages/Dangers of Human Cloning

It is a nice, warm, sunny day and you're sitting on your front porch. The daily newspaper is laid out on your lap and you're indulged in present-day media. Suddenly, somebody sits to the right of you and in response, you tilt your head in that direction. The face, you turn out to see, is a spit-image of yourself, but younger. In this situation, would you be; angry, startled, surprised, or retain mixed feelings? This answer would depend on you and your personality.

Since everybody's view on human cloning depends on your character, the publics' opinions may offer a wide spectrum of views. That is why the debate over genetic engineering/human cloning is so polemical and the process concluding it is so ponderous. To date, the US, the UK and Europe have all banned human cloning. Many other countries have followed suit and have thus created a grim and esoteric future for bioengineering. There are many reasons why many people advocate the bioengineering revolution and likewise, many people who are hidebound in their religion or beliefs.

Even scientists admit, genetic engineering requires further enhancement. It's success-rate isn't up to standards yet some people point out that scientists still need more time to hone and improve their process. For a more firmer platform, some representatives are very apt to base their beliefs on ethics and religion. Advocates [for no human cloning] say that humans should be born naturally and not in a petri dish. This can be countered by the situation of infertile humans and their urge to have offspring. Researchers [of cloning] report that if the research could continue ,without any disturbance, they could ultimately resolve some the most enigmatic problems of this era. On the other hand, if worldwide human cloning occurred, then our population would come to a standstill and lack diversity. Without diversity, human discoveries would dwindle and science would stop expanding.

Before we can portend the future of bioengineering and human cloning, we have to take into account of the brevity of this topic. We cannot conclude on one thorough conclusion until more time has passed and more firmer predictions are conduced.



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