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Cloning: the social moral and ecconomic issues.

Cloning: the social moral and ecconomic issues. Learning Objectives: By the end of the lesson you will be able to: evaluate the pros and cons of several forms of cloning make informed judgements regarding the moral, social and ecconomic impact of new cloning technologies. Ground Rules.

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Cloning: the social moral and ecconomic issues.

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  1. Cloning: the social moral and ecconomic issues. Learning Objectives: By the end of the lesson you will be able to: evaluate the pros and cons of several forms of cloning make informed judgements regarding the moral, social and ecconomic impact of new cloning technologies

  2. Ground Rules • Everyone is entitled to their own opinions • You must respect everyone’s point of view even if you do not agree with it yourself • Everyone has the right to express their own opinion

  3. Key questions • Is cloning acceptable? • Are some types of cloning more acceptable than others? • Which (if any) forms of cloning do you believe are acceptable? You must keep some notes of key ideas expressed in the lesson. You will be expected to write a newspaper article, or information leaflet regarding cloning, adopting either a positive persuasive stance, or a negative opposing position to issues related to cloning for your homework next Tuesday.

  4. Case study 1: Cloning cells from the dead • Cloning Tiddles or maybe even Grandma? • What about an extinct species? • Could you ever justify raising the dead? • Would you pay to have some of your cells preserved until they can be cloned? • If so how much to you think you would be willing to pay?

  5. Case study 2: Cloning cells from prize farm animals/race horses • A top race horse (a neutered gelding) was cloned to use to bred racehorses? • Do you agree with this use of cloning? • What about farm animals, is it acceptable to clone certain individuals for their favourable characteristics, e.g. cows that produce lots of milk. • What would the financial benefits be?

  6. Case study 3: The Frozen Zoo • Archiving cells from endangered animals to clone if the animal becomes extinct/critically endangered. • The Californian Condor was brought back from the brink of extinction by the use of cloning. • Is this a good use of cloning? • Is it right to meddle with the evolutionary process?

  7. Case study 4: Use of embryonic stem cells • Stem cells have been heralded as the next big thing in medicine. • Adult stem cells (bone marrow) are currently being used to treat diseases such as leukaemia • Embryonic stem cells are thought to be even better! • They may be produced by cloning embryos (similar to the Dolly method!) • Is it morally acceptable to use embryos in research? For what reasons might you justify this? • Do you think scientists should be able to research on viable embryos? • Would you accept embryonic stem cell treatment for a life threatening disease? Why?

  8. What do you think now? • Have you changed any of your ideas about cloning? • If so, why?

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