Ever since Dolly the sheep made headlines, cloning has been a hot button issue around the world. There is a lot of misinformation out there about what cloning is, what constitutes a clone and how clones are made. Can you separate the fact from fiction?
Human cloning seems like something out of a science-fiction novel, but it may one day be possible with advances in science and technology. This creates several ethical and moral issues for those in the field of genetics. Read this human cloning facts to discover the possible benefits.
Human cloning process does not mean creating cloned human beings rather it is a method of harvesting stem cells that could be used for the treatment of human diseases. Read the following article and learn more about human cloning and its applications.
Biotechnology types of cloning include reproductive cloning, therapeutic cloning, and DNA cloning. Learn the differences of each type of cloning and how cloning may or may not be beneficial to our society.
Variations on a theme: the different techniques used in animal cloning are more similar than they are different. However, they have become more efficient, and more common since Dolly. Did you know that Dolly was not the first cloned animal? That honor goes to her cousins Megan and Morag.
Many cloned animals are alive today. Some are expected to contribute to medications for human use and even organs for transplantation to humans. There have been successes, some rescues, and some worries, but the future looks bright on the human health front.
More than a decade has passed since cloned sheep Dolly splashed across the news and caused a great debate in the entire world. Here we look back, remembering gentle Dolly, and look at what’s happened since in the art and science of cloning.
Using genetic traits and traces, scientists are today able to rebuild possible replicas of what was surviving on the Earth before and from time to time.
Few advances in modern science have been as controversial as cloning nor as debated as the ethics of cloning. This article looks at the debate, including the idea of human cloning and the ethical issues associated with this.
