It all began with the experimentation of Dolly - the first genetically cloned animal. Since this scientific breakthrough, President Clinton, realizing the effects this would have on the human race as a whole, banned the cloning of humans for five years. However, some scientists have declared this ban as a futile approach towards cloning and that perhaps the ban levied by the former president is postponing valuable scientific research. But first, to begin with, what is cloning?

A clone occurs when a person is said to be identical to another person (i.e. identical twins). However, no two people, even identical twins, are exactly alike in physical traits. Everyone, even twins, have their own personal traits, only found in themselves. For instance, no two people have the same fingerprints or the same freckles. There will always be a physical trait belonging to just one person and no one else. But, by the cloning of people, scientists can create an exact and precise physical replica of another person.

To me, it is clear that the benefits incorporated with human cloning and genetic mapping clearly outweigh the negative aspects. There are too many people who can benefit from the scientific advancements that have now arrived to regulate and put bounds on something, which without a doubt will lead us, further into the new millimuem. I believe that human cloning can put a great change in the world and make it a better and safer place for everyone involved and that is why I am clearly in favor of allowing it to come about.

The right for government to regulate the research and possible usage of cloning in everyday life is also a big issue in today's world. Politicians are rushing to make human cloning a crime, however, they need to slow down, step back and think carefully about what they are proposing. A large number of scientists and ethicists believe that legislation could end ongoing, perfectly legal research directed at solving human infertility problems and developing cell-cloning techniques to produce nerve tissue for accident victims and skin for

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