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Period 4 2013 Cloning "Cloning will enable mankind to reach eternal life." -Claude Vorilhon 

The History of Cloning

 * The first known instance of cloning was in the 19th century, where a man separated embryo cells from a sea urchin. Both clusters of cells grew to be exactly identical. Later on, in the 20th century, a sheep named Dolly was cloned from the adult cells of another sheep. The sheep grew to be perfectly normal, but then died from complications later on.



Present-Day Cloning Technology

 * Nowadays, cloning has expanded to be one of the most interesting topics in science. Scientists have cloned many types of endangered animals. In order to clone an animal, scientists need preserved cells of the animal.

The Future of Cloning

 * Eventually, scientists will be able to clone extinct animals like Wooly Mammoths and dinosaurs for research. Scientists could also clone humans using the DNA of an existing person. It could also provide children for people who are unable to have a baby. This could be advantageous in many ways. With more research, almost anything could be cloned by scientists.

Pros

 * Could be used to clone endangered life and keep the species alive
 * Could allow people who cannot have a baby to have one
 * Could be used to create animals whose organs can be used for transplant
 * Could be used to repair previously irreversible damage to the human nervous system

Cons

 * May reduce biological diversity[[image:drakalogia/300px-Cloning_diagram_english.png align="right"]]
 * Could interfere with natural evolution
 * May be viewed as unethical

Public Appeal

 * Religious: Religious figures have stated that they are strongly against the thought of cloning because it violates God's will of natural birth. Catholic priest Father Sanders has been quoted saying, "Cloning would only produce humanoids or androids – soulless replicas of human beings that could be used as slaves."
 * Political: Generally, the Democratic party is more open to expansion in the fields of science like cloning. Also, Republicans are usually opposed to possibly unethical expansions in science such as cloning.
 * Ethical: Many people think that cloning in any way is ethically wrong as people should not have the power to create new life through science. This is also heavily influenced by religion

Web Pages

 * ** University of Utah Article about the reasons of Cloning **
 * This article is about some of the positive things that can come out of cloning. The article states that we could use cloning for medical purposes or recreating extinct species. Also, the article talks about how we can use cloning to recreate deceased pets or humans.
 * PBS Web Page on Human Cloning
 * This article is about views three scientists have about cloning. There are three different views in the article, one scientist says that human cloning is good and be used. Meanwhile one scientist is opposing, and the third scientist is in between
 * History of Cloning
 * This article is about the origins of cloning and how it led up to its present state, including examples as to how cloning originated.
 * MedlinePlus on Cloning
 * This article was about the three main types of cloning, gene, reproductive, and therapeutic, and what these types of cloning do.
 * This article was about the three main types of cloning, gene, reproductive, and therapeutic, and what these types of cloning do.

News Articles

 * Los Angeles Times Article
 * This article explains how our society may soon figure out how to clone humans, which could lead to medical breakthroughs.
 * Daily Mail Article about Extinct Animal Cloning
 * This article goes into detail about how scientists can clone extinct animals using preserved DNA, which could lead to bring back a numerous amount of extinct species.

Videos

 * Youtube on Cloning 101
 * This video completely breaks down the idea and process of cloning, showing how it scientifically works.

Corresponding Criticism

 * Positives and Negatives of Cloning
 * This article provides in-depth description of the pros and cons of cloning, also clarifying any misconceptions about cloning.

Movies

 * //Star Wars// Series: Clones are created to fight for the government.
 * //Avatar//: The military clones natives to find out how the natives live on the planet of Pandora.
 * //Splice//: Two researchers work on cloning animals. However, when they start to experiment with human DNA, their specimen mutates and becomes hostile.

Books

 * __The House of the Scorpion__: A boy is created with the DNA of the ruler of a country and tries to find a way to be free in life.
 * __Jurassic Park__ Series: Cloned dinosaurs are kept in a theme park, but everything goes horribly wrong when a power [[image:drakalogia/avatar logo.jpeg align="right"]]outage causes the dinosaur cages to unlock and free them.

Citation
"The Specter of Human Cloning." Los Angeles Times. 17 May 2013: p. A.16. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 20 Nov 2013.

"WHAT IS CLONING?" What Is Cloning? University of Utah, 2013. Web. 19 Nov. 2013.

"WHY CLONE?" Why Clone? University of Utah, n.d. Web. 30 Nov. 2013.

"History of Cloning." ThinkQuest. Oracle Foundation, n.d. Web. 21 Nov. 2013.

"On Human Cloning: Three Views." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 03 Dec. 2013.

"Cloning: MedlinePlus." U.S National Library of Medicine. U.S. National Library of Medicine, n.d. Web. 03 Dec. 2013.

Griffiths, Sarah. "The End of Extinction? Scientists Are Close to 'cloning' an Australian Frog That No Longer Exists - and There Are Plans to Resurrect More Dead Species." Mail Online. Mail Online, 3 Sept. 2013. Web. 03 Dec. 2013.

"Cloning 101." YouTube. YouTube, 03 Aug. 2010. Web. 03 Dec. 2013.

"Reactions: The Cloning Debate." ThinkQuest. Oracle Foundation, n.d. Web. 02 Dec. 2013.