Cloning--Our_Next_Generation

Cloning--Our Next Generation Cloning--Our Next Generation Some people believe that biologists are cloning human embryos only to see how far they can go, but in actuality, there are many legitimate reasons for investing cloning. Embryologists believe that research into cloning could help improve the life of future generations. I believe this is the main concern of most scientists. The idea that humans may one day be cloned-- created either in part or whole to be genetically identical to the original plant or animal from a single somatic cell without sexual reproduction--became a more realistic dream on February 23, 1997. On that date, the news broke that Ian Wilmut and his colleagues at the Roslin Insitute were about to announce the successful cloning of a sheep by a new technique. This technique had never before been successful on mammals. It was called somatic cell nuclear transfer. The technique involved transplanting the genetic material of an adult sheep into an egg from which the nucleus had been removed. The resulting birth of the sheep, named Dolly, was born on July 5, 1996. However, Dolly was different from prior attempts to create identical offspring. Dolly only contained the genetic material of one parent and was, therefore, a embryo, cloning, cells, embryos, human, dna, research, been, stem, one, believe, therapeutic, organ, must, cell, adult, organs, however, first, fetus, day, moral, tissue, successful, source, person, patient, panel, humans, experiments, develop, being, another, yet, society, sheep, removed, procedures, nucleus, might, limited, life, laboratory, genetic, done, different, created, become, allowed, above, whether