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To clone or not to clone ?

To clone or not to clone ?. Cloning in biology - a method of obtaining a number of identical organisms by asexual (including vegetative) reproduction. « Klon » in Greek - twig, sprout, stalk.

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To clone or not to clone ?

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  1. To clone or not to clone?

  2. Cloning in biology - a method of obtaining a number of identical organisms by asexual (including vegetative) reproduction.

  3. «Klon» in Greek - twig, sprout, stalk

  4. Science-fiction novels and movies give people the impression that human clones would be mindless zombies, monsters like Frankenstein. And all this - is nonsense.

  5. The challenges facing cloning: • Cloning of organs and tissues • Ability for childless people to have children • Help people with serious genetic diseases • Cloning of human genes, therapeutic proteins for the treatment of farm animals

  6. 1.It’s in human nature always to be afraid of the new and unknown, but cloning    can appear naturally when identical twins with the same genotype are born. It is easy to prove the possibility of transplantation of organs and tissues between them; 2. Church protests can be rejected by a simple example, that appendicitis was    created by God too, but even the Pope can’t get rid of it without medical    assistance. Scientists talk about fixing of the genetic defects that have arisen because of God's negligence. Thus, the emotional objections to human cloning have no rational basis and advocate this theory. 3. One more argument in favour of cloning is the emergency,     the possibility of cloning organs for transplantation,    that will decrease the number of dying from cancer, from serious accidents. 4. Besides, the development of cloning will help childless people to have    children (in Russia every seventh couple is barren) 5. Cloning will help people suffering from serious genetic    diseases. The scientists can replace improper genes in embryo.

  7. Cloning of great peopleand the dead • If the tissue sample is frozen properly, a person can be cloned in a long time after his death. • In the future, scientists will be able to create clones from samples of hair, bones, teeth of outstanding people of the past.

  8. Outstanding people are valuable in many ways, both cultural and financial. Their clones would be well-known actors, writers, eminent intellectuals, scientists.

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