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Cloning
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Im not talking about human cloning or stem cell research, or any of that, I think thats a seperate discussion. I am talking about animal cloning. What is your position on it?
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By all means, yes. Though the means and technology still have a long ways to go before they are perfected.
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I am not really supporting it. Cloning animals (and gaining expertise there) will lead to cloning humans (even though that is not part of the debate).
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While I think that cloning and the discoveries it may lead to are beneficial, we have to be aware of what cloning on a large scale could lead to. For example, a herd of cloned cows would be more susceptible to disease because of their DNA being identical.
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I agree with F_alk. :)
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While I think that cloning and the discoveries it may lead to are beneficial, we have to be aware of what cloning on a large scale could lead to. For example, a herd of cloned cows would be more susceptible to disease because of their DNA being identical.
That could be true, though the oppposite may be true too. What about a cloned race of genetically engineered super-cows? :P Ever wondered how German Nazi Scientists made chocolate milk?
I am not really supporting it. Cloning animals (and gaining expertise there) will lead to cloning humans (even though that is not part of the debate).
Oh, and to let you know, I’m for cloning humans too. :)
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"Oh, and to let you know, I’m for cloning humans too. :) "
HEHE
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Oh, and to let you know, I’m for cloning humans too.
We got too many of them as it is. :x
:lol:
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see, mike and i were talking about this once. and we came to an agreement, that generally (not always) the same people against cloning are against hunting and such. so we figure, why not hunt cloned animals? I mean, obviously some hunting of natural animals would still be necessary to keep numbers in check, but since so many eco-freaks are against it, and also are against cloning saying such things as “its unnatural”, why not hunt them? by the enviromentalists logic, its not killing a real animal, because they are clones. what are everyones thoughts?
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- F_alk et al. - you guys are guilty of the slippery slope fallacy. Developing the ability and will to clone animals will not necessarily lead to human cloning (it may make it easier). This alone is not reason enough to cease research in this area, but rather to make us more cautious and impress limits on research as far as human cloning goes (within ethical limits).
- There is a problem of not only genetic diseases, however viral diseases that impregnate themselves into the DNA of animals that they live in relationship with. This may not be so much a problem now, however we need to be exceedingly careful once we discuss xenotransplantation as these DNA viruses may just become virulent in a human host.
- Once the “bugs” are worked out, i think that cloning animals can be a wonderful boon to humankind. Both for food, and for organ use. From a basic sciences standpoint, we may learn more about human physiology and biochemistry from research in this area as well.
flame away.
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- Once the “bugs” are worked out, i think that cloning animals can be a wonderful boon to humankind. Both for food, and for organ use. From a basic sciences standpoint, we may learn more about human physiology and biochemistry from research in this area as well.
flame away.
Couldn’t agree with this statement more.
- Once the “bugs” are worked out, i think that cloning animals can be a wonderful boon to humankind. Both for food, and for organ use. From a basic sciences standpoint, we may learn more about human physiology and biochemistry from research in this area as well.
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@cystic:
- F_alk et al. - you guys are guilty of the slippery slope fallacy. Developing the ability and will to clone animals will not necessarily lead to human cloning (it may make it easier). This alone is not reason enough to cease research in this area, but rather to make us more cautious and impress limits on research as far as human cloning goes (within ethical limits).
It will not necessarilz lead to clonign humans, true. Just as (see the GUn Control thread) owning guns does not mean you will use them. But, i can assure you: Give a human any tool, and he will use it with a probability very close up 100%.
I agree on the being cautious and impress limits, but these should be made beforehand. Mankind can surely live another few years without cloning, while it makes up its mind and thinks about what can happen, which risks we are willing to take.And the dangers we might face (including “gene hopping”) are much serious than those we faced from the other 2 classical sciences.
(Look at histroz: We had the “chemical” age, which lead to the first use of WMDs in the trenches of WWI. Then came the “physical” age, with the nuclear bomb ending WWII. I am sure we don’t need a war to see what the “biological” can give us, and that is what scares me most) -
I doubt we’ll be seeing a “clone army” in the future, F_alk. I think you’ve been watching way too much Star Wars, freundchen. :wink:
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“I doubt we’ll be seeing…”
Yikes! How many times have we heard this throughout history…? :o
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And how many times have I heard of a future with flying cars and space colonies? ;)
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hey give us 100 more years TG i am sure you will see Space colonies and flying cars ;)
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hey give us 100 more years TG i am sure you will see Space colonies and flying cars ;)
I certainly hope I’m around in 100 years. And I’d rather see spacecars and flying colonies. :D
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Yes, with one condition.
You pass a law saying any clone is no different from a human being in terms of civil rights, ect.
Using Stem Cells to grow body parts could potentially saved millions of lives. I don’t see why our Government doesn’t promote it more.
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Yes, with one condition.
You pass a law saying any clone is no different from a human being in terms of civil rights, ect.
Using Stem Cells to grow body parts could potentially saved millions of lives. I don’t see why our Government doesn’t promote it more.
I don’t know. It seems to me you would not want clones to have the same rights as people. Because what if someone who had a bad heart, for example, had a clone made to ensure that he would have a replacement heart? I’m sorry, I can’t explain why I think clones shouldn’t have rights, it just doesn’t seem right for some reason.
And yes, I agree about the stem-cell research.
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A clone is a person. He will simply have the same DNA (slightly varied actually) as another person, like a twin. He’s even have different finger prints.
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