Medical Benefits of CloningArva Kagalwala

Argosy University- PSY 492

INDEX1. Introduction

2. Supporting Arguments

3. Objections

4. Reply to Objections

5. Conclusion

1. Cloning is the production of an exact genetic duplicate of a

living organism or cell (Braid, 2002).

2. The arrival of dolly who was (5 July 1996 – 14 February

2003) a female domestic sheep.

3. Evidence to prove the success of human cloning.

4. Ethical and moral values against the science of cloning.

SUPPORTING ARGUMENTS1. Infertility

“Enables infertile couples to have children of their own”

2. Defective Gene

Defective genes can be recognized and corrected before birth

with the help of cloning.

3. Deadly Diseases

The most perceptive way the stem cells can be used is to cure

genetic disease by cellular repair of tissues

OBJECTIONS AGAINST CLONINGOBJECTIONS AGAINST CLONING

1. Diminished Sense of Individuality:

He/she may be recognized only for the genome it carries and not the

individuality of the person himself.

2. Tampering of Gene Pool

Mutations may cause genetic defects in the cloned individual.

3. Undesirable Traits

Critics have claimed that cloning might be used to reproduce certain traits

that might be harmful for the society.

REPLY TO OBJECTIONS

1. Actions Determine individuality

Only human actions can determine individuality.

2. Mutations are common

Gene misplacing or rearrangement happens very often in a normal or sexually born

individual.

3. Desirable traits

according to psychologists nature and nurture both have to an equal hand in the

development of the individual.

DISCUSSIONDISCUSSION

Benefits

1. Solution for infertility.

2. Cure for deadly diseases.

3. Actions determine individuality.

4. Bringing back people of special

importance and traits.

Drawbacks

1. Success not proved through

research.

2. Morally and ethical issues in

research.

3. Mutations and mishaps.

CONCLUSION

1. Although this method has not been proven at

large on humans it is taken to be effective on

animals that may have human like genome

(Lane, 2006).

2. Nature and nurture both have an equal hand in

the development of the individual.