hey everybody whtas cloning?
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Cloning is the process of creating an identical copy of an original organism or thing. A cloning in the biological sense, therefore, is a molecule, single cell (like bacteria, lymphocytes etc.) or multi-cellular organism that has been directly copied from and is therefore genetically identical to another living organism. Sometimes this term can refer to "natural" clones made either when an organism is asexually reproduced by chance (as with identical twins), but in common parlance, a clone is an identical copy created intentionally.\n\nThe term clone is derived from κλων, the Greek word for "twig". In horticulture, the spelling clon was used until the twentieth century; the final e came into use to indicate the vowel is a "long o" instead of a "short o". Since the term entered the popular lexicon in a more general context, the spelling clone has been used exclusively.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloning
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I would guess that it would be in the field of biochemistry. Perhaps cloning will be the next big thing, where we may be able to growth individual organs for transplants.
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God \n\nbut\n\nthe humans cloned it
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Here are some songs that mention cloning:\nWeird Al Yankovic - "I Think I'm a Clone Now"\nFreezepop - "Science Genius Girl"\n\nMore info at the site below.
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Depends what ones views with bioethics are. \n\nIf you're an evolutionist, the question shouldn't be "do you want to be cloned" but rather "should you be cloned"? Cos if you keep producing the same genetic material which is what you're essentially doing with cloning, how would that increase your survival as an organism in the wild?
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check this out.\n\nkeep in mind the info is 5 yrs old.\n\nhttp://www.forbes.com/2001/11/26/1126cloning.html
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Absolutely, I suggest\n\nYang X, Tian XC, (2002). Cloning adult animals - what is the genetic age of the clones? Cloning, 2(3):123-8. \n\nThat is an almost perfect review!\n\n:-) Happy reading!
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i would clone my girlfriend. twins, hehe
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A human clone, if succesful, is just a twin of the original person (but younger).  That's seems morally legitimate.  But today the success rate would be very low; some of the failures would be horrible birth defects.  So it would be unethical to attempt cloning a human today.  Eventually, if it could be done reliably, it would be ethical (but getting there from here seems awfully difficult).
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No. Identical twins are genetical clones but they have absolutely two diffenrent souls, different characters.\nIf God will ever allow people to be cloned, then He will also give these clones souls - because the clones are real people, with real needs, real life - and real soul.
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What if they werent clones? What if it were all the work of the original?\n    I think I would find that far more amusing than random people cloning him
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If you change something it is not a clone anymore. It has to be an exact copy to be a clone. Your a bit obsessed with cloning aren't you?
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I am 100% for cloning! I think that cloning could hold the key to accelerating stem cell research, and therefore help to cure many many diseases. I also believe it could be used to clone organs and help those who await a transplant. More lives could be saved with it than any one can possibly imagine. I would not be alive right now if it were not for cloning. I am diabetic. Human recombinate DNA is cloned into ecoli bacteria. That ecoli then utilizes the DNA and produces human insulin. Get the picture?
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making someting with the same genetic makeup as the original
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(this is an ad-hoc answer for an ad-hoc question)\n\n - because cloning is good - because no one wants to die or have to amputate something or live impared.
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You should use your own opinion. My personal opinion on the matter though is that cloning does not necessarily mean actually producing another one of yourself. Therapeutic cloning is the act of making a cloned embryo and extracting its stem cells before they even differentiate. The use of these stem cells in research is very valuable and has the potential to save millions of lives around the world (for reasons I opt not to get into).\n\nThus, I believe therapeutic cloning should be legal. The reproductive cloning of humans however, should remain illegal. Basically, the creation of formed embryos should be allowed, but it should be illegal to implant them so that can develop into human beings.\n\nThat's my personal point of view though. This is a highly controversial subject and you really need to research it and form an opinion of your own.
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A clone? This doesn't seem to be a true Alex B question.\n\nOh, good, Alex - I was going to be pissed if you got cloned - there's only one Alex B. Ph.D!