2007-03-02 14:53:54 · 5 answers · asked by jk_haha_04 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
In agriculture, cloning is good for producing better yields.
In animals like chickens and cows, cloning is good for producing more meat, milk and eggs.
In humans, cloning is also good if we clone genius like Einstein and Edison.
But if you are talking about human clones themself for spare parts,... well, it is not right.
2007-03-02 17:56:10 · answer #1 · answered by lonely ariel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Right now the technology is not safe for humans, but I think it's just a matter of time before someone is successfully cloned. After that, it's just a matter of time before cloning becomes widely accepted and treated as no big deal. After all, nobody makes a fuss over test tube babies anymore, or questions whether they have a "soul" or whatever.
Clones are really just identical twins who happen to be born at different times. Nobody thinks identical twins are less than human, or that parents love them less than non-twin children. Why should there be any such issues with clones?
A thornier problem may arise if we ever start growing clones in order to get body parts for transplants. If we ever start using clones for that purpose, they had best make sure that the clones never grow a brain...
2007-03-02 23:10:15 · answer #2 · answered by Bramblyspam 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People should not be cloned and embryos should not be grown to provide spare body parts. I am pretty confident that cloning will soon become a non-issue, as we will be able to grow selected organs in tissue culture.
2007-03-02 23:03:00 · answer #3 · answered by Zelda Hunter 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We are not concerned..
Seriously, I am basically opposed to ALL forms of artificially enhanced reproduction, as it weakens our species position in this Darwinian universe. There is no fundamental right to reproduce no matter what the cost. Darwin may be cruel, but its the only game in town, and we arrogantly try to bypass the rules at our own peril.
For example, if the tremendous stresses of child-birth became uniformly bypassed in all populations by application of C-sections, its only a matter of time before the capability of natural delivery would be lost. At that point, we would be permanently dependent on technology, and the writing would be on the wall.
It is a touchy subject, but one we will eventually have to confront.
2007-03-03 00:03:12 · answer #4 · answered by SAN 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is wrong
2007-03-03 17:11:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋