- How do you feel about cloning in general?
- How do you feel about cloning of plants and animals?
- What do you think is the greatest benefit OR greatest problem with cloning plants and/or animals?
- How do you feel about human cloning? What do you think is the greatest benefit OR greatest problem with cloning humans?
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Blog Post #4- Cloning
Please read the article handed out in class called "Pros and Cons of Cloning." Then, write a comment that answers the following questions:
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I feel good about it because it can help make things better. About plants its ok because it can help make better food and disease resistent. Animals its uncomfortable because something could go wrong and create a bad food source. Plants cloning is good because its makes them better to eat. I don't feel good about cloning humans because it is kind of weird and the biggest downfall is that something could go wrong and there could be a defect
ReplyDeleteI think cloning is a good process especially on plant because iy cam save millions of dollars because cloned plants are more predictable.I think that the biggest problem with cloning is that the species is more vulnerable to diseases because there isn't as much genetic variation. I think cloning on humans is beneficial also for transplants and stuff like that.
ReplyDeletei feel like cloning is a smart and cool thing to do, although some animals and plants may get mutations and diseases they other wise wouldn't get. if scientist stay with in the human rights i think they should be able to clone. to a point i think animals and plants should be cloned because of the extraordinary abilities some may do, but once scientists want to test animals over and over again with many different tests, i don't think they should be able to do so. I would not want to be tested over and over again like lab rats. the benefits to cloning would be the ability to save a species from going extinct. I think cloning humans would be amazing, you could practically bring humans back to life and do much more but i feel like the new born human would be used to much like a lab rat and have there rights broken.
ReplyDeleteI think the idea of cloning plants is great. It could be an extremely efficient way to solve the hunger crisis. These plants could provide the quantity and quality food people so desperetaly need. I think we should do this with some caution though. Cloning can cause a lack of genitic diversity in a species. If something threatens the existence of a certain species of plant that was cloned, that spiecies of plant has a small chance of survival do to the lack of genetic variation.
ReplyDeleteTo me the idea of human cloning is more or less useless. Don't we already have enough people in the world? Wouldn't it be strange to see an exact genetic duplicate of yourself? To me that just seems awkward. Maybe if we can create a race of super humanoids (kind of like in starwars but far more powerful and good looking) that some how save us from extinction in the future, then I would say "please help." Otherwise I wouldn't want to risk the consequences.
I think the idea of cloning in general is useful and can have a very positive effect. Cloning in plants I feel is even more beneficial because it can produce more plants faster providing a more abundant supply of nutrients. In animals, I see cloning as less useful since we don't need to produce identical copies of them. Cloning in animals would provide a lack of genetic variation also. Human cloning I think is a cool idea, but doesn't seem relevant to benefiting anything in society.
ReplyDeleteI think that cloning in general can be very beneficial. I feel that the cloning of plants and animals would have a very positive effect on our food supply. An increase in plants and animals means that we would have a less chance of ever going hungry. I can see where this would have a negative effect too because there is less genetic variation, but I still think it is very beneficial. I think that human cloning is wrong. I agree that there are already enough people in the world as Harrison stated. Cloning human wouldn't benefit anything in our world.
ReplyDeleteI don't really see the downside to cloning plants. I understand that they could be a lack of DNA diversity, however couldn't one just clone them again and again? The pros such s supior and stronger plants override the single con. Similarly with animals the supirior food production and stronger disease resistance. Currently the cost and failure rate would lose more money than it produces, as the technique is refined it could become more practical. The biggest problem would be the cost and failure rate for animals, this would lead to money lost. Plant cloning on the other hand would be much more practical as it costs less and it creates plants with more nutrition.
ReplyDeleteHuman cloning certainly has some potential, such as in organ donars. I don't think that it is that practical in other ways. It wouldn't be fair to raise a clone just to kill them to harvest organs. If a couple wanted a clone of a child that was killed or kidnapped it still wouldn't have the same emetional traits, they haven't had the same expirences.
In general I feel that cloning is a little immoral but that it can be beneficial in certain circumstances. Cloning plants and animals in order to make them more nutrious can to help with world hunger although i worry about the effects of disease on just having one breed of the plant or animal.
ReplyDeleteI think the biggest benefit with cloning plants or animals is the fact that it will make food more nutrious and cheaper so people that have less money can afford food that is even better for them.
I think that human cloning is a very cool scientific discovery but that it can also be very dangerous. As said in the article, human cloning might lead to super humans that can possibly effect the human race in the future. Similiar to what happened in the movie GATTACA.
I think cloning in general is really interesting. It seems amazing that we have the potential of doing it, even though it does have pros and cons.
ReplyDeleteI think cloning plants would be fine, as long as we dont clone too many, because then we may have the problem mentioned in the article, that a disease may come that the plants no longer can fight against. I think cloning animals is not totally ethical, but would help end hunger.
I think ending world hunger is the greatest benefit to cloning plants and animals, especially plants.
I think that human cloning is kind of pointless and unethical. I read a book about a girl who found out she was a clone of her older sister who had died as a child, and it seems like the biggest problem is that the person would feel like they have no identity. There are other ways to have children if you can't naturally, like adoption.
1. The general idea of cloning sounds negative for me.
ReplyDelete2. Cloning in plants sounds beneficial in many ways. As the article says, it can solve world hunger, extinction, and reduce farming costs. However, lack of genetic variation can lead to whole extinction of products in the future. This is even riskier for animals. Since nobody can predict the future, I think it's safer to not pursue cloning technology.
3. The biggest issue with cloning is that it creates lack of genetic variation. If a problem arises, it will most likely affect the whole population. One of the reasons why I disagree with cloning in general, is this: If there is a problem in cloned/genetically engineered plants, and animals eat those plants, then humans eat those animals, it will eventually affect us too.
4. Besides my opinion that cloning is unethical, I think there are practical issues too. Cloning is fairly new. In order to develop this technology properly, at one point or another, it will be tested on humans. If something goes wrong with these people, or the clones, who are we to blame? Also, if clones are used for spare organs, it would be murdering a human! And a one that looks like YOU. I think that's kinda scary...
After all, whether we clone/or not, we will have to face the consequences. If something bad happens, there might be no way of turning back!
i think that cloning is a very interesting thing. when i think of cloning i think of the non realistic way- to clone an exact copy of you without starting out a baby. plant cloning is good because it can make the plants better and better food. cloning animals would make us have more meat, which is good for the people who need food. the greatest problem of cloning plants and animals is probably that if there is too much then that whole type of animal or plant will be completely wiped out. i think human cloning is ok to an extent. it would be helpful for people that can't have children like in the article, but it would be kind of scary if we just had many clones of us just younger living in the world.
ReplyDeleteI dont really have a problem with cloning in general as it can be very beneficial. Cloning in plants can be good but if there is not genetic variation in any plants disease could be a major problem. Cloning in animals is, in my opinion, a little unethical because the animals are basically lab animals and can be treated wrongly. I think cloning human body parts or organs can be very useful for transplants and replacing lost limbs. But i dont really agree with cloning whole humans. The clones would probably be treated as less then human or they could be used for some pretty bad things, since people probably wouldnt care if the clones died.
ReplyDeleteI think cloning in general can be very helpful with food, but i think cloning one whole things is a step too far, cloning one whole thing doesn't allow genetic variation if that goes on and everyone is alike, one small change in the environment could hurt that species. Also genetic problems would keep on being passed down through generations.
ReplyDeleteCloning in plants and animals can be very helpful in the food industry and it could very well help starvation, but i could see a problem with the farming economy, having all the plants made in factories and farming could become obsolete.
The biggest con in cloning with plants and animals is the lack of genetic variation so if plants and animals are all similar one change in the environment could be the end of a certain crop or animal.
I think cloning organs could be very beneficial to human health, but cloning whole humans is immoral, humans are unique and cloning takes that away. The big problem is altering people, children come out the way they are, and that is fine, cloning is just taking tampering with nature toofar.
1. Very exciting and a mysterious thing that sounds like a sci-fi movie and a faraway future.
ReplyDelete2. Although animal and plant cloning has a lot of positive sides as the solution for the famine in world, the cloning of animals and plants for food does not sound right. If the plants are to be genetic engineered to be stronger, the disease will get stronger. We do not know what consequence this will bring.
3. The biggest problem is once it starts there is no way the humans can stop it. If a single seed accidently goes out and an animal eats it, and we do not know the consequence. This will disturb our eco-system, and this may influence all the creatures and plants on Earth. And there will be no way that humans can stop the cycle.
4. I think it has a lot of ethical problems. If humans get cloned and are made to use their organs, there will be a problem of the human dignity FOR the CLONED HUMANS. And I think that human body should not be used as a ‘container’ for other’s organ.
I don't have a problem with cloning. It is very beneficial. Why not clone a human? If its going to benefit you then why not? I think cloning humans should only be a last resort. But cloning plants can allow us to have more plants quicker that we can use.
ReplyDeleteI don't really like the idea of cloning. It scares me and even though it can be helpful, especially with people like the ones in the article that can't have children, and it can be helpful with other things to, but id rather have no cloning at all. It freaks me out and I don't think were doing too bad without it now. I think each person is unique and there should only be one of every person (except for twins). Plant cloning is one thing but i would be really freaked out if human cloning started.
ReplyDeleteTo me cloning plants seems very useful, but I don't think that humans should be cloned at all. Plants could become more disease resistant and nutritious, but as new diseases come along that the plants aren't immune to, they could die and even if there is more than one type of the plant, it will take a whole chunk of the amount of rice on the planet. So I think that plants should be cloned, but with very many different types.
ReplyDeleteLike in the movie we watched most everyone was already made to do something at birth. There wasn't much freedom and change in life, unlike today. Cloning humans could tempt people into making super humans. I don't think that wold be good because it could make things just like the movie.
Overall cloning could help plants and humans a lot, but I think it has greater risks than it's worth.
I think that cloning is a great thing, in moderation. Plant and animal cloning will help people around the world, by providing food for all, but disease is shure to come. Dont rely on cloning some food should still be grown.
ReplyDeleteHuman cloning is not practical. It doesnt let the colone feel like a person, as ally said, and the cost wouldnt be smart. They would be spending a lot of money for someone who is not the person they want. The organ cloning may be useful, but a whole human is just stupid.
1. I think that cloning is just a new science that has been romanticized and made into this mythical thing by pop culture. It's really just a natural progression of things we've been doing for a long time.
ReplyDelete2. Cloning plants seems fine. If it produces better crops that are just as safe, then why not? It will help both farmers and consumers. As for animals, I believe that it might not be as good. If high quality meat and animal goods become easily available, demand will increase, and free range farms without access to cloning tech will fall behind.
3. The greatest benefit of cloning is that it can create large quantities of the best quality product. Whether this is medicine, food, or even something like timber, cloning will eliminate most unusable materials.
4. I am against human cloning. Human clones would be living, THINKING people. They would go through whatever life they had knowing that they are just a copy, not an individual. This applies to sterile people too, as they are not producing a new person, just an identical being. Narissa said that it would be useful to grow organs, but synthetic organ technology is advancing to the point where that would not be necessary. There is no place where the benefit outweighs the risk of human cloning. Cloning an animal or a plant is one thing, but a self aware person is a line that should not be crossed.
I feel that cloning has the possibility to be a good way of reproducing organisms, but I'm not comfortable with it yet. I think it has to become safer first. I think that cloning plants is fine as long as you still produce the original variety, but I think cloning animals is too dangerous because of the possibility of making a species extinct. I think the greatest problem with cloning plants/animals is not having enough genetic variation in a species and possibly making an organism endangered or extinct. I think the worst problem with cloning humans is the possibility of endangering a person's life because of cloning complications. Like with the rejection of cloned body parts.
ReplyDeleteI think cloning in general is an advancement in biotechnology that will happen without or with scientific involvement... someone will do it eventually.
ReplyDeleteI think cloning plants and animals is alright but to some extent. If we had one clone of each plant or animal to double yield and halve costs that would be great and keep genetic variation.
I think the greatest benefit from cloning is that it will create more jobs because people have to harvest all the cloned plants or butcher the cloned animals or milk them and so on. And will also make prices go down because the animal or plant isn't as rare.
Also cloning for humans can be reserved to only if parents can't have children then children can be made but laws must be made to not make genetically super children or only have 1 not 20 children. Also cloning organs will make organs that can outlast machine organs and make transplant organs always handy in any hospital. Also with the cloned organs we can have more to study and discover more about the body.
I think cloning is good if it used for the right purpose. Cloning can be good for plants or animals if the plant or animal is endangered. The biggest problem is it isnt natural, it is creating like through scientific procedures. The biggest problem for cloning humans is it can change the nature and compesition of society, it is the difference of people that makes the world interesting and diverse.
ReplyDelete1 im indifferent on it because i see no downsides but i also see no up sides to it
ReplyDelete2 again im indifferent because i dont see how cloning animals or plants can have an positive affects and its also not inhumane or anything so again indifference
3 the greatest problem i would have to say is the life span of cloned animals
4 i think human cloning would be pretty cool an people could be cloned an then used for organs or something for the original person
wade
1. It really doesn't matter to me that scientists can clone things. It was bound to happen sometime and it will continue to happen whether people want it to or not.
ReplyDelete2. Cloning SOME plants is ok, but I think people should definitley continue to use normal farming methods because only growing cloned plants can be extremely dangerous for future generations. I really don't think we should clone animals unless they are going extinct and we need them. Cloning animals could help end world hunger, but it won't if cloned food cost alot of money. It also opens the floodgates for disease to kill off an entire species because we wouldn't be able to do anything about it.
3. The biggest issue with cloning plants and animals is that there would be no genetic variation and we would have to buy the same tasting everything and it would always be the same foods.
4. I am totally against human cloning. It's just not right! why would you want to clone someone? I think it's ok to clone a PART of a body, but not a whole person because, like Kalil said, they would walk around knowing that they are a clone and they look exactly like another person and they will be expected to act just like that person. Clones will have feelings, and knowing that they are not really their parents child and that they are actually someone else, might cause them to kill themselves off. Personnally, I don't want another person walking around looking like me with my DNA. I think that human cloning is crossing the line, and the line is very thin when it comes to whether cloning is ok or not. The clones wouldn't be fake people walking around, they would be real, have feelings, a life, their own personnal thought process. Just because they would be cloned doesn't mean they would behave exactly like the person who they are from.
In general, the idea of cloning kind of freaks me out because it's wierd to think that science could give birth to an exact copy of me, like starting over with my life. In plants, I'm okay with it though because they don't have feelings and it would be very beneficial to us, but in animals I think that the immorality of it outweighs the benefits because if it goes wrong it could cause pain and/or death for the animal. I think the greatest benefit of cloning plants and animals, though, would be how it could help end world hunger by providing cheaper food in abundance. And yet, the food might all be diseased and then we would have to start over with a new plant because of lack of variation. Like I said before, I think human cloning is immoral and scary and wrong. I think the biggest problem could be that we might super-evolve ourselves into some sort of superhuman that could further destroy the world and, in the process, ourselves.
ReplyDeleteHow do you feel about cloning in general?
ReplyDeleteI feel that cloning is a field that is not getting enough positive attention and funding.
How do you feel about cloning of plants and animals? I think that it's definitely beneficial to society.
What do you think is the greatest benefit OR greatest problem with cloning plants and/or animals? The greatest benefit is we can grow more or breed more of the same best quality plant/animal. If there is a plant/animal that is very healthy, we can clone it so we can have more of the best.
How do you feel about human cloning? What do you think is the greatest benefit OR greatest problem with cloning humans? I think that if given the chance, the situation with cloning people could get out of hand, but it's wrong to not explore a little in this field. The biggest problem is it could change the whole world in a bad way, it would take identity theft to a whole new level if we can't even use DNA to tell the people apart.
I like the idea of cloning it seems very beneficial.
ReplyDeleteCloning plants would be very helpful in reducing cost of certain plants and being able to produce more healthy plants. It could also save many plants from extinction which would be very useful. Same with the cloning of animals. It could help produce more healthy animals and save species from extinction.
I like the idea of cloning humans when It comes to people not being able to have children. I feel that if people want to have kids they should have as many options as possible to make that happen.
In general, I think cloning is pretty interesting and I think it's cool to learn about. Also, I think that we are sort of holding back because there are so many possibilities of greater things we could use cloning for.
ReplyDeleteI think the cloning of plants and animals is good because it helps with crops growing healthier and better and same goes for animals. They are healthier and stronger.
I think the greatest benefit of cloning animals and plants is that even if it doesn't workout at first and money is wasted, once we do get a stronger, tastier growing plant or healthy animals then it only does good for our society and our economy because more people are going to buy it.
When it comes to human cloning I feel like it's very interesting and that we should experiment with it a little more, but it definitely could influence our society negatively. A con would be complications with cloning because with humans it's would be be harder to fix problems.
In general, I'm really on the fence about cloning- I see the pros and cons and agree with both sides, and the article didn't really totally sway me either way. The topic of the ethicality of cloning in humans is extremely controversial, and personally, I think it's really interesting. I think that cloning in plants and animals is beneficial, but in moderation. There should be regulations that prevent the example about one type of the rice taking over from happening. But as long as it doesn't get out of hand, I think it could really benefit the food industry, which is growing quickly as the amount of people on Earth does. The greatest con is the lack of genetic diversity. Diversity helps plants and animals survive and to take that away, even with the pros, could cause more harm than good. I don't think there's a "right" answer to the issue of cloning. It would kind of be like Pandora's Box- once it started, it wouldn't go away and it might get out of hand and even lead to a world like in GATTACA in a long time, for better or for worse. I think the greatest pro is for healthcare, since organ transplants could be more successful.
ReplyDeletegenerally, I think that cloning should only be used for certain things that can help people survive. The cloning of plants and animals is something that can definitely be used to help us. Cloning of plants can be useful because since there is a lot of trees that are being cut down we could clone them and they could still be producing oxygen, but also just keeping the rare plants alive would be great so I am for it! Animals are different because they would be used for food or work on farms. The problem is that if it were going to be used for food no one would buy it because no one would buy something at a store called cloned meat it just sounds wrong so I am against cloning of animals because it's a waste of money. Whole human cloning is weird, it should just be used for cloning body parts and organs for people who are in need of one otherwise I don't think it should happen.
ReplyDeleteOverall, I think the idea of cloning is very interesting and seems cool! But there are many positive and negatives affects when dealing with cloning. I feel that if there was not negative and life risking affects then of course it would totally be awesome to use for plants, animals, maybe even humans! For plants, I think cloning would be an overall positive and useful thing as long as there wasn't an over board on cloning because that would end in a negative way, eliminating the diversity and variations and even certain kinds of plants. Animals could too be a positive thing when cloning them. It would provide more food sources and create disease resistant animals which is excellent! It would also cause the number of animals whom extinct to drop or decrease. Of course there is the fact that cloning would cost BANK and it's far too expensive to clone them when animals can have babies for free haha. I think the idea of human cloning is just crazy, I feel it would go wrong and cause life threading diseases or something . Cloning seems very cool and exciting but all in all too risky to try!
ReplyDelete1.It's good when you clone plants, and even animals, but only when it will be beneficial.
ReplyDelete2. Cloning a plant with a good gene(tasty and healthy) is good because there will be more than one perfect plant. Cloning animals is ok if the animal is a "perfect" and happy one, but not if a mutation happens.
3.The greatest problem is the risk, especially with animals, since they are aware of themselves and will know that something's wrong if there's a mutation.
4.It's not inhumane, but it is weird to have a very similar person. Its especially bad when the parent commits a crime and his clone is arrested.
I think that cloning in general can be very beneficial but also very dangerous. I feel that cloning in plants and animals is also sometimes very good as in reproducing plants that are disease resistant or being able to produce a superior food. But in other ways it can be really bad like the lack of DNA diversity. I feel like human cloning is very dangerous. And that the cons outbalance the benefits. But the benefits of human cloning are that vital organs will be able to be used in transplants, which would decrease organ rejection issues. A con is again genetic diversity.
ReplyDeleteI think that cloning is a really interesting idea, but I wouldn't want people to clone everything they can. A problem with cloning is that it's tampering with nature. It could change the world in a way that would be bad. I think that cloning is a good idea if it can benefit something or someone. If it won't, I don't thing that it should happen. I'm not completely sure whether I approve of cloning or not, because there are a lot of benefits and a lot of issues with it. It will be interesting to see how far cloning goes.
ReplyDeleteCloning plants and animals is good if it has good effects. I think that the greatest benefit of cloning plants and animals is making better food and plants to help reduce world hunger.
I think that the best part of cloning humans would be to be able to create extra organs for people who need them. I agree with most of the ways that cloning could be used, but I think that doing it too much could become dangerous. Cloning could make a huge negative impact on the world.
I think cloning for organ transplants is a great idea. If successful, it can increase success of those operations. If the cloning of the organ is unsuccessful, there are usually donors who can provide a match.
ReplyDeleteHowever the cloning of whole organisms is interesting as a concept, but I think has too big of an impact on diversity. Although cloning plants and farm animals could solve world hunger problems, I think a better solution to that problem would be to provide grants or loans for hungry people to grow their crops and keep their own livestock. That way those people would not be dependent on other countries cloning technologies, and it could break the cycle of poverty. (Education could also help end poverty as well.)
Human cloning seems like it's not entirely necessary though. Couples can always adopt if they aren't able to produce children. Also, like Harrison said, there are plenty of people on the planet. Although cloning could be beneficial to endangered species, we are most definitely not endangered, and do not need any aid to our natural method of reproduction.
I feel like cloning is a good tool to have under our belt as it can be extremely beneficial at times but it also brings into question alot of ethics and morals( messing with nature, unnatural etc.)
ReplyDeletethe cloning of plants and animals i believe is good because for plant and fruits it can create super plants which have higher nutritional values but also can be politically incorrect because in the us we could afford those super fruits but in a poorer country they might night be as fortunate making us literally a superior nation because our bodies are getting so much more of what they need. as for animals obviously if we clone our animals there will be an endless food supply but this also brings in the huge question : is it right to clone a living breathing thing.
the cloning of humans i am very much against because as we saw in the movie gattica (which mind you arent even clones just genetically supirior humans) there were huge problems and too be honest everyone was unhappy and living a very sad depressed "perfect" life and i think with clones this problem would be even worse. the greatest benefit of cloning i think would be well obviously..you could have the body of Arnold Schwarzenegger the mind of Einstein and the money of bill gates but then again and here comes the big disadvantage EVERYONE WOULD BE THE SAME! so everyone would have all the good and when theres no variety or adversity life becomes very dreary and dull indeed.
Generally, I don't have strong feelings towards either sides of the cloning argument. I understand both the pros and cons of cloning both animals and plants. I think the greatest benefit of cloning plants would be ability to produce superior food which would definitely aid in the world hunger even though I'm not completely sure this issue is caused by lack of food but lack of money. I think that cloning animals could cause more problems than solutions. I really don't think that we need any help in reproducing; there's seven billion people on the earth and that amount is already detrimental to the planet. Also, like I mentioned in the last blog post, interfering with nature tends to bring more trouble tan good. After writing that, I think I tend to sway towards the side of not supporting cloning.
ReplyDeleteI think that cloning is a controversial thing to do, and that the negative effects could be really bad. I don't really think that cloning plants is a good idea, because it decreases genetic diversity, because like the article said, if you had just one kind of rice and a disease came and wiped the rice out, there would be no rice left at all. I think that animals should be treated more like humans when it comes to cloning, because they are similar to humans and can suffer the same consequences. The greatest problem I see with cloning is that it can be harmful if something goes wrong, and it would decrease genetic diversity. I am definitely against cloning humans, because the clone would have feelings like a normal human and not really know who they are. I think that in serious cases where cloning organs might be useful could be beneficial, but using organs from a clone would not be ethical.
ReplyDeleteI think cloning seems like a generally positive thing. Bad can come from it, but I think the amount of good out weighs it.
ReplyDeleteCloning plants and animals seems very beneficial. What the article was saying about cloning so much to a point where any other variation no longer exists seems far fetched. If they know that is a possibility then just don't clone as much.
The greatest benefit of cloning plants and animals would be the elimination of any chances of extinction for a species.
Cloning humans could also be beneficial. I think there are some negative aspects to it, like being morally wrong and the costs. But again, the amount of good it's doing out weighs that. The ability to clone vital organs can save so many lives. Cloning people to create super children would only happen if the ability to clone a human was put in the wrong hands. The people able to clone are obviously smart enough to know not to mess with that.
Cloning in general to me seems kind of freaky. I think that for plants, however, it seems like a good idea because then it provides the world with more food and nutrients. For animals, I'm not so crazy about the idea because multiple genetic disorders could eventually form within the species and that species could become extinct. I also don't really see the need to clone animals. If there weren't any defects, cloning would be a good idea for animals because we would get more food, but since there are so many defects, the animals would become unhealthy. Cloning humans seems wrong to me. Again, I don't see the need for it. We already have enough people on the planet and if we clone more people, we would need to clone more plants and animals and that would keep going on for a long time. There wouldn't be enough genetic variation between the species. I do think that maybe cloning organs is a good idea because they could potentially save a lot of lives.
ReplyDeletei think cloning is good if its contained and rules are made around it and what you're aloud to clone. cloning plants seems beneficial because they could produce faster and healthier but could also lead to an economic crisis if farms were forced out of business. cloning animals would lead to less genetic variation and possibly more disease in the animals. i think over all cloning animals and plants is good because we can make healthier plants and help endangered species. I'm against human cloning because i believe there would be segregation to the next level where clones would be used as downers of organs even though they're real people
ReplyDeleteI think cloning is overall a good thing, in moderation. It is a more modern break though in science and I think if it is handled carefully it could be more beneficial then not. I think that cloning plants is a good thing, it makes plants disease resistant, stronger, and healthier. If plant cloning becomes more popular it could decrease genetic variation and possibly cause a serious problem if an entire species was wiped out, because there was only one type of it. I believe that its okay to clone animals, but they're not as beneficial, because the animals do not improve, they are just reproduced faster to increase production. The greatest benefits for cloning plants is producing heartier plants. The greatest benefit (so far)for cloning animals is reproducing faster to improve production. The greatest problem for both animals and plants is the possibilities that there would be little diversity, then a huge amount of organisms could be wiped out with one disease. I believe that human cloning is okay, but only for scientific purposes. I feel that the greatest benefit of human cloning would be organ transplants, which could save lives. The biggest con of human cloning is that it could get out of control and possibly in the future become something like the world of GATTACA.
ReplyDeleteTo me, many people desire clones of them self or say that they wish they could clone something. To me I feel that cloning is unnecessary for humans for the most part because one person has its own unique personality and it should remain that way. Although for animals and plants, I strongly feel that it would have a positive effect on the world because there would be more food for both wild life, and humans. To me, the most beneficial outcome of cloning plants and animals is that it could dramatically reduce the population of starvation. But, a negative effect would be that there would be a massive amount of animal slaughter and there are people out there who protest against it. I STRONGLY disagree with the cloning of humans because the population would increase so much because everyone would desire a clone for own personal reasons, therefore there would be more economic issues resulting in more poverty.
ReplyDeleteI also agree with Evans theory of people needing to clone for the right purposes. Its important an statement and usage I agree with because endangered species in the world can alter the way the outcome of the future.
In my opinion cloning is great for plants and possibly animals as long as it's not overused. If it were to be over-used then the cons would kick in and it would not be good. I definitely think that the biggest benefit of cloning is just overall improvement of plant,livestock, etc. The biggest con is the lack of genetic diversity. I hate the idea of "cloning" a human, though I am not religious it seems unethical. Unless of course, if somebody is infertile (I think that's the word) than I find it completely fine and they have a right to do so.
ReplyDeleteI think cloning has both positive and negative affects and im not really sure i have enough info to conclude whether i think its bad or not. Even if i did im not sure id find a black and white answer. I think it's pretty awesome the stuff we can come up with these days. I think cloning plants without overusing it can be helpful. And probably animals too although im not sure id want to. I think the biggest con about cloning plants and animals is that we wouldnt have enough genetic diversity and everything could die out quickly. I think human cloning is cool but only if it was in movies. In real life though, i wouldnt want having someone exactly the same as me because i like being unique. I feel that even though it could help with organ transplants, were not even sure the body would 100 percent accept it. And with our population problem increasing, cloning would not help.
ReplyDeleteI think the idea of cloning is good and it can be really beneficial. I also think that it isn't a very good idea to use it too much. If cloning was overdone there could be very bad results. As long as people are careful i think that people should definitely use cloning on Plants and Animals. It would allow for food production to increase and for cheaper food. The biggest problem with cloning plants and animals is the risk that because there is no genetic variation, a disease could theoretically take out the whole species. Like James said it isn't necessary to clone humans. The Most beneficial thing for cloning humans is cloning only the organs but i don't think that cloning full humans will have good end results. The idea of cloning has a lot of potential but i think it is not a good decision to use a lot until we eliminate risks.
ReplyDeleteThe idea of cloning, I think, could be beneficial to society.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the cloning of endangered plants and animals, but I don't agree with the cloning of pets.
I think the greatest benefit of cloning is that we have a way to keep some species of animals healthy. Take cheetahs for example. Cheetahs have a VERY small gene pool, so cloning cheetahs with the most unique genes and then breeding those cheetahs with the more common cheetahs would help to add diversity to the gene pool.
Then again, cloning, if not used carefully, could make the gene pool of species less diverse. It's a tricky subject, and scientists would have to be VERY careful.
Oh, and I have to disagree with people when they say cloning livestock would increase productivity and reduce cost. Cloning is EXTREMELY expensive, and it wouldn't be worth it to waste all that money on essentially the same thing that could as easily be made naturally. I mean, clones just don't appear like a copy instantly. A clone of a sheep has to be born from a surrogate sheep and then the sheep has to grow. So it would take basically the same amount of time for a cloned sheep to develop, and it would cost thousands of dollars more. It doesn't seem that efficient.
I actually can't think of any benefits to full-on human cloning. If you were to clone a person, they would end up looking like the person who was cloned, but they would be completely different. Experiences are what make people who they are, not genetic makeup. I've heard of people cloning their dogs, only to realize that it's not the same dog at all. It's completely different, but looks the same.
I DO, however, think cloning of organs is very smart, and so many more people could be happy and healthy if they cloned organs. In the future, blindness could become unheard of, and there wouldn't be wait-lists for people needing organs.
So basically, I think cloning could be a useful tool in the future, but it definitely would need to be monitored carefully.
I think cloning is definitely beneficial to us, at least as far as we use it now. The cloning of plants is the easiest to approve of; we eat plants that have been genetically engineered every day, and plants are more easily adapted to genetic change (plus there are no plant rights groups, as far as I know). In animals it's more iffy; certainly cloning animals would allow for a steady food source or perhaps save am endangered species; however, animals adapt less well to genetic engineering in some cases, and the whole "organic" movement goes against any genetic engineering going into, say, cows' milk. The idea that the meat they're eating is cloned might not sit well in the public imagination, many of whom are ignorant on exactly what cloning entails. Cloning of humans is a whole different matter; for one, there's no particular advantage a cloned human would give us (other than being able to brag that we did it in the first place). So for one, why bother? Also, you have a contreversy on whether or not the clone can be accepted as a living, breathing, thinking person in their own right, and not just a product of science; religious groups might claim the clone was not created by (insert deity here), and so does not deserve to live. In short, cloning of humans has no real purpose to motivate it and causes more problems than it's worth.
ReplyDeleteI feel like cloning can be beneficial, and it can help to do many things like treat diseases and whatnot,and the cloning of plants is perfectly fine,and cloning animals won't actually hurt them, just like with humans. I don't think that cloning humans is unethical or whatever, because one person isn't being hurt to create it's clone. Cloning plants and animals can create more food, but there really is no benefit to cloning humans.
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