Analytical Essay

Analytical Essay

Why clone?

By: Neda Toughiry

Introduction: 

When speaking of human cloning, what is meant? Different groups and organizations define it differently. To use a specific definition, the American Medical Association (AMA) defined cloning as “the production of genetically identical organisms via somatic cell nuclear transfer. ‘Somatic cell nuclear transfer’ refers to the process which the nucleus of a somatic cell of an existing organism is transferred into an oocyte from which the nucleus has been removed” (Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs 1). In other words, cloning is the method of produce a baby that has the same genes as its parent. Thus, the process of creating identical person genetically from either a living or dead person is known as human cloning. The presence of identical DNA makes no difference in their being different personalities. Scientists have managed to clone animals like the sheep that was delivered at Tehran's Royan Institute in 2006. they have obviously tried the same method on humans, and have reached considerable success. However, many countries and governments have banned human cloning because of religious and moral attitudes. There is a huge debate on human cloning. This article on human cloning will cover three advantages of cloning humans including: Rejuvenation, Use in Surgeries, and Human stem cells.

First benefit of cloning is ''' Rejuvenation. ''' It has been found that the production of clone tissue should be helpful in making aging people look young. According to Dr. Ahmadi, the faculty member of Michigan University, one of the leading proponents of human cloning technology, one day it should be possible to reverse the aging process.  <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-font-kerning:18.0pt">Rejuvenation is the reversal of aging and thus requires a different strategy, namely repair of the damage that is associated with aging or replacement of damaged tissue with new tissue. Rejuvenation can be a means of life extension. Thus, clone tissues rejuvenate the old people’s tissues.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;line-height:150%;mso-outline-level:1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-font-kerning:18.0pt">Second benefit <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin"> of cloning is Use in Surgeries. In human cloning, doctors, instead of using materials foreign to the body are able to grow cells, bones, tissues that match that of person taking treatment. Hundreds of people faces with sever car accidents in Iran. Victims of these terrible accidents with deformed faces can hope to have their features repaired. Meanwhile, by cloning, it has been found that cancer can be cured. Cloning may hold the key in making them understand differentiation. Liver failure, kidney failure, leukemia, spinal cord injury, genetic diseases are some of the diseases which can also be cured by cloning.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 150%;font-family:"Cambria","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-font-kerning:18.0pt">Third benefit <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin"> of cloning is Cloning People. One of the main reasons why human cloning turns out to be a scary matter, is that it would allow people to clone themselves. Just imagine, you could get a twin by cloning yourself. Parents who lose their children to death may get tempted to clone their dead child. Some may think of cloning famous people in history like Ibn Sina, scientists, top most political people, and super sportsmen. Although the idea of a clone sounds pretty attractive, no one knows how the clone will behave and will he/she develop similar personalities like its master clone. Meanwhile, cloning can help infertile couples to have children. A couple that had been married for only two years was in a terrible car accident. The wife walked away with a few cuts and bruises. The husband however was unconscious when the paramedics arrived. He went into a coma shortly after arriving at the nearby hospital. He came out of the coma but was never to be the same again. It turns out that when he was in the accident he had severe head trauma, and would be a vegetable the rest of his life. He could not take part in the reproduction of children. The wife is now distraught because they will never have children together. She heard about the possibility of cloning and believes that it is the only way that she will ever have children. So, cloning can help infertile couples to have children.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Cambria","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin">Conclusion: 

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;line-height:150%;mso-outline-level:1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin">The success stories of human cloning and creating tissue cells have come from different parts of the world. People have also been treated with the technology and have started, realizing some benefits of cloning. But, many countries have not accepted this. The human cloning has not been given legal status in many countries. However, the stem cell research has been accepted by some governments. I strongly believe that God created us and that we are subjected to His laws and must obey. The laws of God deal with bringing life into the world and taking life out of the world.