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The Pros and Cons of Cloning

Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Babe ş -Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca, Romania. The Pros and Cons of Cloning. Group members: Halmagyi Melinda Donca Roxana Deak Noemi. January 7 th 2011. Content. Introduction Definition of cloning Brief chronology Body

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The Pros and Cons of Cloning

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  1. Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Babeş-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca, Romania The Pros and Cons of Cloning Group members: Halmagyi Melinda Donca Roxana Deak Noemi January 7th 2011

  2. Content Introduction Definition of cloning Brief chronology Body Potential benefits/risks of cloning Point of views: Scientist Ethicist Legislator Conclusions

  3. What is cloning? • cloning ="trunk, branch“ (greek) • creating genetically identical individuals • types of cloning: - molecular cloning - organism cloning - human cloning

  4. Chronology • before the 1990´s – various attempts of cloning organisms • 1996 – Dolly • since 1997 – until our days: - many tries of cloning other animals, like dogs, mice, pigs, wolves, etc. with several successes - reserches on cloning human cells

  5. Dolly • first mammal cloned from adult DNA • 1996 – 2003

  6. Potential benefits/risks of cloning Benefits • to produce organs or tissues to repair or replace the damaged ones (organ transplants) • infertile couples could be able to have children • reconstructive and cosmetic surgery • cure genetic or other diseases

  7. Risks • highly inefficient and very expensive • clones live short and unhealthy life • unsafe process ( miscarriages and deformities) • lose the uniqueness of every human

  8. Points of view • Scientist • Ethicist • Legislator

  9. Scientific issues • theprocess of cloning

  10. Ethical issues • those who argue in favour: - curing diseases, organ transplants, avoiding genetic malformations - longer life, hopes of eternal life - anyone could have children - scientific research for the benefit of humanity

  11. Those who argue against: - reduce the value of life - loss of individuality - confusing relationships - offensive to human dignity - would mark the cloned person more as a replacement rather than a fellow human being

  12. Legislative issues • human cloning - the source of debates by many countries • the need for legislative policies is particularly great because: • many unknowns concerning human cloning • the absence of any effective system to license private research laboratories

  13. without a ban, clones are exposed to “potential abuse, prejudice and discrimination” • the government – protect the public health from catastrophic consequences • social control is necessary

  14. Conclusions • there are a lot of benefits of cloning, but we should not forget the risks

  15. Thank You for your attention!

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