Should Animals Be Cloned? The Cloning Controversy Issue 3 Home Page

Scientists Have Cloned Animals Akiko Kawasoe from Japan Drawing: Sandy Peters Animals can be reproduced by technology now; researchers can clone them. A clone is an exact copy of another animal. Scientists have cloned a sheep which they have named Dolly, and this sheep is now famous all over the world. Researchers took genes from a ewe and used them to create a copy (Dolly) of the ewe. These scientists also used human genes to clone a lamb named Polly. Why are scientists doing this research? One reason is to get information about genes so they can improve our health. They also want to learn how better farm animals can be produced. Cloning is a controversial issue for people. Some people think it is good because this research can help us, but other people think cloning is unnacceptable. Some people want to ban cloning because they are afraid scientists will try to clone human beings. They don't think it is right to make duplicates of people. In fact, some countries have banned human cloning. More on cloning: Should Animals Be Cloned? Take a poll: What do you think of Cloning? Return to: The Cloning Controversy | Issue 3 | Home Page TOPICS Online Magazine ©1997-2008- Sandy and Thomas Peters - topics.mag@gmail.com