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CLONING "Human cloning is coming" -Mike Pence

The definition of cloning is to create a genetic, identical copy of an organism or cell. Since the start of cloning, there has been much disagreement on whether cloning should be banned or not due to ethical issues. Is it appropriate or inappropriate? is it moral or immoral?

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What is cloning?-This is a news page explaining the basics of cloning and the stages the cell most process in order to become cloned correctly and successfully.
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[|Cloning Fact Sheet]-Within this link, it explains different types of cloning, such as artificial vs. natural cloning. Plus it explains the difference between how genes are cloned and how animals are clones. It also explains the after affects of cloning and what a person might look like. It gives some examples of animals that have already been cloned.

[|Cloning Activity]-Have the opportunity to clone Mimi, the brown female mouse!



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[|The history of Cloning] - This page will inform you of when cloning was used from and how it changed from natural cloning in nature to cloning mammals and even a herd of mice. [|Timeline of Cloning History]- This link lists the progress of the science of cloning. Listing years and specific milestones that were achieved in the cloning field.
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[|Dolly the Sheep News Article]- Reports about Dolly the Sheep, the first mammal to be cloned by Ian Wilmut.

Because cloning is reoccurring more, it is becoming more popular in the media.
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they created.
 * Movies: **
 * Dragon Fighter - Workers in an underground lab fight for their lives against a cloned dragon



opportunity to have himself duplicated.
 * Multiplicity - A man who never has enough time for the things he wants to do is offered the



chosen to be the first to experience a new theme park populated by these cloned dinosaurs.
 * Jurassic Park- Dinosaurs are cloned from prehistoric DNA. A selected group of people are



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divorced and finally falls for a new guy, and later finds out that he is a clone.
 * Books: **
 * "The Klone and I" by Daniel Steel - This novel is about a woman who gets

for security reasons, but when his duplicates are mysteriously killed, the press secretary wants to know why.
 * "The Multiple Man" by Ben Bova - The President has had himself cloned

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This website says how the people against cloning can present a technical and moral problem


People protesting against cloning. media type="custom" key="24602084" 248 Human fetuses are found dumped in a forest in Russia. Sparks controversy within the people.Is this the result of cloning?

** Cons Pros **

 * ====** There are some health risks due to poor cloning success rates **====

|| ====** Human cloning could be used to grow organs or repair damaged tissue and provide a cure for diseases that currently have no cure **====

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 * ====** Clones have a 95% problem rate in miscarriage, debilitating conditions and deformities. **====

|| ====** A woman who can not conceive can have a cloned embryo implanted in her body. **====

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[|Gospel Coalition blog on Human Cloning] - Religious view on cloning. Blog discusses the religious as well as secular issues on cloning.

** Views on Cloning: **
====[|The Ethical Debate]-On this page, it explains the debate within the population on cloning. For example, some people believe that humans are gods creation, whereas others believe====

====[|Ethical Issues of Cloning]-Within this page, it explains the issues revolving around cloning and how the Catholic Church are making it an issue, because they believe only god can====

here in the United States.
[|"To Clone Or Not To Clone?"]-This is a link to a podcast, where it discusses Dr.Sullivan's testimony in Ohio to ban human cloning.