2014+PERIOD+2+CLONING

** What is cloning? **
Cloning is the process that creates an exact genetic replica of another cell, tissue, or organism. Clones have identical bases in their DNA sequence.



[|http://bsp.med.harvard.edu/?q=node/18__]
 * The History of Cloning **
 * Plant cloning has been occurring for hundreds of years
 * Small animal cloning started in the early 1960s
 * The first major cloning breakthrough happened in 1997 with Dolly the Sheep (first mammal-major scientific and technological breakthrough)
 * Scientists believe that humans may be able to be cloned in the near future



“Cloning will enable mankind to reach eternal life.” -Claude Vorilhon “While that amendment failed, human cloning continues to advance and the breakthrough in this unethical and morally questionable science is around the corner.” -Mike Pence
 * Quotes **



[|http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/18/business/scientists-report-advance-in-therapeutic-cloning.html?_r=0__] This articles explains how scientists advance in therapeutic cloning and how they are getting closer each day to perfectly replicate stem cells. [|http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141106132210.htm__] This article explains how scientists are developing new techniques with their newly found studies of comparing different cells. [|http://www.nature.com/news/stem-cells-made-by-cloning-adult-humans-1.15107__] This articles describes how the first stem cells were made by cloning human adults. [|http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/apr/09/britains-first-cloned-dog-born__] This article shows the first cloned dog in Britain and other’s opinions on this situation.
 * News Articles **



[|http://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000002496111/dolly-the-sheep.html__] This video shows Dolly the Sheep, who was the first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell. [|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juP6iHMIYkE__] This video shows the steps on cloning a gene. [|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViaVGHdDNZc__] This video shows the basic cloning of bacteria. [|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tbxN5uwaqA__] This video shows the process of what cloning people would be like. [|http://www.cbsnews.com/news/this-company-will-clone-your-cat/__] This video shows the clone of a cat through a company that specifically clones cats.
 * Videos **



[|http://www.sciencedaily.com/search/?similar=&keyword=cloning&section=all&period=1825&sort=relevance&from=2009-11-18&to=2014-11-17__] This RSS feed exhibits up to date articles of some of the first animals being cloned. [|http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/science/topics/cloning/index.html__] This RSS feed has updated news, articles, and comments about cloning.
 * RSS Feeds **

[|www.cloning-scientificcontroversey.blogspot.com__] This blog focuses on the legal and political issues that surround cloning. Also, it shows us the religious views on the topic. [|http://www.debate.org/opinions/is-human-cloning-wrong__] This debate site shows what people think on the subject on cloning. Some people say its a crime against gods works. [|http://www.religioustolerance.org/clo_reac.htm__] This site shows the religious views on cloning, but in much more depth. Also, this site depicts the views of individuals and political groups.
 * Blogs **



** Podcasts and Radio Programs **  [|http://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/cedarethics_podcasts/19/__]  This website to a downloadable podcast tells us the views on cloning of Dr. Denis M. Sullivan at Cedarville University. [|http://blog.seculargovernment.us/2012/08/the-morality-of-cloning-philosophy-in.html__] This is another website to a downloadable podcast which talks about the morality of cloning.

[|http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/cloning/whatiscloning/__] This website explains the basics of cloning and how it work. [|http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/cloning.html__] This website talks about all of the different kinds of cloning and what they do. [|http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/physician-resources/medical-science/genetics-molecular-medicine/related-policy-topics/stem-cell-research/human-cloning.page__] ? This website focuses mainly on human cloning. It explains how cloning started, the abnormalities that can occur within the clones, and some reasons why human cloning may have very high failing rate. [|http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/cloning/clickandclone/__] This is an interactive activity that shows you how to clone Mimi the mouse. [|http://www.nms.ac.uk/explore/collections-stories/natural-sciences/dolly-the-sheep/__] This website explains the life and death of Dolly the Sheep, the first animal that was ever cloned. [|http://bsp.med.harvard.edu/?q=node/18__] This website explains the history of cloning and includes a timeline of all of the major cloning events. [|http://healthresearchfunding.org/pros-cons-human-cloning/__] This website gives some corresponding criticism as well as charts on where different types of cloning are allowed throughout the world.
 * Websites **

** Corresponding Criticism ** __ [] __

Pros Cons
 * Parents with no eggs or sperm can create genetically related children
 * Endangered animals can be cloned to save the species
 * Cloning in as safe as natural reproduction
 * Allows the same sex parents to produce children without the use of donor eggs or sperm
 * Cloning can be used to replace failing organs
 * Cloning can be helpful in the research of genetics
 * Parents who have lost a child can have another baby
 * Possibility of faster aging
 * Reproductive cloning may promote an understanding to children that they were designed and created for certain traits
 * Cloned children will have to live up to the expectations of their genetic donor
 * Unethical and against the power of God
 * Violate convictions concerning human individuality and freedom
 * Could lead to devaluation of clones and non-clones
 * Cloning is very expensive