Do you think if they begin to clone cows,pigs and other livestock for food it will be bad for humans.Because no one really is sure about the whole thing we don't even know if it will hurt humans or other animals that eat that animal.
2006-12-28 09:43:23 · 3 answers · asked by xpseth 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Besides the ick-factor, I honestly don't think it is wise to allow the consumption of cloned animals. We are still learning about cloning, and it's just too early to put cloned meat in the grocery stores. Even if it was safe, I don't care. It's just too odd. I see this as another failing of the FDA, with all of the other things they allow (preservatives, genetically modified vegetables, hormone injected meat, highly toxic chemicals in beauty products... etc, etc). I'm afraid the cloned meat will be on dinner plates within the next few years. What concerns me as well is that the cloned meats might not have any indication on the package that they are from cloned animals (or the spawn of cloned animals). That's how it is now with vegetables; there's no warning on the packages stating they're genetically modified. It's becoming very creepy & quite a nuisance.... now is a great time to go organic.
2006-12-28 14:37:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
My guess is the regulators will be all over this one. But realistically, it does not seem that different from the very controlled breeding we have going on now. In fact, I wonder if anyone would bother with the complicated process of cloning for domestic animals.
I think the more likely use is going to be cloning near extinct rare wild animals and releasing them into the wild. And perhaps there will be some tinkering with them in the process, although I hope not.
A far more controversial concept is cloning extinct animals. There are preserved specimens in museums which, at least in some cases, could yield enough material with which to clone animals that no longer exist in nature or even in zoos. Truly extinct. And we wonder how far we would go before the Jurassic Park Syndrome might be expected.
And the still more controversial ideas behind cloning humans.
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2006-12-28 18:00:30 · answer #2 · answered by auntb93again 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no I don't since it will be a replication of the original unless it was harmful the clone should not.
Most clones are being created from ova that have been fertilized by it own DNA so should not be harmful.
Geneticly engineered foods otn the other hand may have some side effects.
2006-12-28 17:47:49 · answer #3 · answered by Lilith's Daughter 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋