to clone or not to clone

Clone 2
Since the beginning of time no organism has ever tried to alter the natural process of life, however humans have begun to change this. Cloning began with the world-renowned sheep Dolly, which was cloned, or copied, in 1997. To clone means to genetically create identical copies of a living thing from a single cell. It is a group of organisms, derived from another organism by an asexual reproductive process. Usually the members of a clone are identical in their inherited characteristics, and in their genes. The clone Dolly has aroused the interests of many people because of its scientific and ethical implications. When talking to anyone about cloning you will know from the first word how they feel about the subject. Though the Human Genome Program presents both the pros and cons to cloning on their Website, they are definitely for cloning. On the other hand Time Magazine has another point of view. They believe cloning will destroy life as it is and put an end to the n...