Cloning
Cloning has been a very controversial issue in the United States over the past few years. There are two different sides, either one is for the process of cloning or they're not. It's that simple. Strictly speaking, a clone refers to one or more offspring derived from a single ancestor, whose genetic composition is identical to that of the ancestor. No sex is involved in the production of clones, and since sex is the normal means by which new genetic material is introduced during procreation, clones have no choice but to have the same genes as their single parent. The first successful clone was accomplished about two years ago, although not a human clone. "Dolly" was her name, and she was a sheep. This controversial issue has been studied and examined by many great people, including two men by the names of Laurence Tribe and Charles Krauthammer, whose essays will be examined in this paper. In "Second Thoughts on Cloning", written by Laurence Tribe, a much stronger, opposing viewpoint is conveyed than that of Charles Krauthammer's "Of Headless Mice...and Men".
s Krauthammer is a medical doctor and a licensed psychiatrist, but he is chiefly known as a writer. The article that will be examined in this paper was originally published in TIME magazine on January 19, 1998. In this particular article, Krauthammer shares his view against the act of cloning. In the beginning of his article, he talks about the cloning of headless mice that took place in a laboratory in Texas. He feels that this is meaningless and that does not accomplish anything; yet it really does. Krauthammer talks about the mice used in the University of Texas experiments; "For sheer Frankenstein wattage, the purposeful creation of these animal monsters has no equal"(Krauthammer 469). Scientists are figuring out how to breed these headless creatures and they learn from them. Eventually, humans will be next. "Lewis Wolpert, professor of biology at University College, London, finds producing headless humans 'personally distasteful' but, given the shortage of organs, does not think distaste is sufficient reason not to go ahead with something that would save lives"
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Approximate Word count = 722
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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