What are the risks and benefits of cloning?

Learn about cloning, starting with the Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s excellent Cloning Fact Sheet.

https://www.genome.gov/about-genomics/fact-sheets/Cloning-Fact-Sheet

Cloning. National Human Genome Research Institute. Retrieved from

http://www.genome.gov/25020028

Then respond to these big issues throughout the week, both in your own postings and in responses to your classmates’ postings.

  • What are the risks and benefits of cloning?
  • What are some potential uses for cloning?
  • Could you envision using cloning technology in your own life? If so, how?
  • What are some of the ethical problems with cloning?
  • How do you feel about cloning animals? What about humans?
  • Should cloning be regulated? Why or why not? If so, by whom?