2015+PERIOD+4+CLONING

Cloning is the process of replicating a piece of DNA and inserting it into an organism so that there is enough to inspect or use in protein production which can then lead into forming anoth er organism that is similar to the other.
 * //Cloning //**
 * What is cloning? **


 * When did the first cloning o ****ccur? **
 * The first ever known cloning took place in the 1800s
 * The cloned organism was a sea urchin [[image:https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/8KWsuY1mkCrG2YXySqjS2vHqK4M0FAHOwr-aI35psqiuruLrEapKcnZQGjq5tJ6VhbBI_Y-O7oAj1NCHy0ICBcEgjVCt5Ox-M4McIcbxA0Tc5xMyOxvLJxn2zzpTCKKZvPGsLjg3 width="235" height="168" align="right" caption="http://goo.gl/c0VBXK"]]
 * Hans Adolf Eduard Driesch did the cloning


 * What technology is used in cloning? **
 * Scientists use DNA sequencing to develop new organisms
 * They insert this DNA sequence into the organism to act as an embryo to eventually create a new organism that is similar to the other


 * Pros of Cloning: **

The Great Comeback: Bringing a Species Back from Extinction This article is about how they bought back a bird even though it was extinct through DNA sequencing and cloning.

Cloned Horses Games Changers <span style="color: #d648d1; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">This article is about how experts are cloning animals like horses, cattle, and sheep. The expert using technology to clone world-calibre show horses.

<span style="color: #6c1fb8; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">Brazil Looks to Cloning to Help Save Wild Species <span style="color: #d648d1; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Some Brazilian researchers have been using cloning to help fight different types of animal species. Also, they have a been using cloning to assist with wildlife conservation.


 * <span style="color: #1fb88a; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">Cons of Cloning: **

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">Ban Not Just Animal Cloning, but Cloned Food, Feed and Imports Too, Say MEPs <span style="color: #d648d1; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">There is a study going on in Europe to ban cloning on all farm animals. They are also in the process of voting on a law to completely ban cloning.

<span style="color: #d648d1; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">Lawmakers Try Again to Ban Human Cloning, Human-Animal Hybrids <span style="color: #d648d1; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Over time, there has been a lot of attempts to ban human cloning and animal- <span style="color: #d648d1; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: 1.5;">human hybrids, however they have all failed. Despite that, researchers are still trying to make this happen.


 * <span style="color: #1fb88a; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">News Articles: **

<span style="color: #1fb88a; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">First Embryonic Stem Cells Cloned From A Man's Skin <span style="color: #d648d1; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;">This news article talks about the first embryonic stem cells cloned from a man's skin.

<span style="color: #d648d1; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;">The Cloning Industry may be Closer than you Think <span style="color: #d648d1; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;">This news article talks about Britain's first cloned puppy.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">Scientists Take DNA Sample From Woolly Mammoth Leg for Cloning Project <span style="color: #d648d1; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;">This news article talks about scientist taking DNA sample from wooly mammoths leg for cloning project.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">China Cloning on an 'industrial scale' <span style="color: #d648d1; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">This blog is about how China wants to make a cloning factory.
 * <span style="color: #1fb88a; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">Blog: **

<span style="color: #d648d1; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">To Clone or Not To Clone (Livestock) <span style="color: #d648d1; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">This blog is about how farmers are cloning livestock.

<span style="color: #1fb88a; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">The Ethics of Human Cloning <span style="color: #d648d1; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;">This is an article about the ethics of human cloning.
 * <span style="color: #1fb88a; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">JStor: **

<span style="color: #1fb88a; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">Pet Cloning: Is It the Same Animal? <span style="color: #d648d1; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; vertical-align: baseline;">Description: A women decided to clone her dog that has passed away for $50,000. She explains how her cloned dog has the same traits as her old dog.
 * <span style="color: #1fb88a; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">Videos: **

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">Dolly the Sheep: A Controversial Clone <span style="color: #d648d1; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Scientist share their experience and how they cloned a sheep named Dolly.

<span style="color: #d648d1; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">Human Cloning <span style="color: #d648d1; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;"> Bioethicists talk to Discovery News' Jorge Ribas about the possibility of human cloning.