Human Cloning

HUMAN HUMAN CLONINGCLONING

BY –BY –

NITIN SHARMANITIN SHARMA

I.T.I.T.

WHAT IS CLONING?????WHAT IS CLONING?????

IT IS A PROCESS IN WHICH WE IT IS A PROCESS IN WHICH WE PRODUCE A ‘GENETIC’ TWIN OF A PRODUCE A ‘GENETIC’ TWIN OF A LIVING THING, WITH THE LIVING THING, WITH THE ORGANISMS THAT STARTS LIFE ORGANISMS THAT STARTS LIFE WITH THE SAME GENES AS ITS WITH THE SAME GENES AS ITS PARENTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!PARENTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Aren’t these FOUR looking Aren’t these FOUR looking ‘IDENTICAL’????‘IDENTICAL’????

HOW IT ALL HOW IT ALL STARTED???STARTED???

THE CONCEPT AROSE WHEN IN THE CONCEPT AROSE WHEN IN 1953 JAMES WATSON BROUGHT IT 1953 JAMES WATSON BROUGHT IT TO NOTICE ABOUT THE NUCLEIC TO NOTICE ABOUT THE NUCLEIC ACIDS COULD PAIR UP TO FORM ACIDS COULD PAIR UP TO FORM SELF COPYING CODE OF SELF COPYING CODE OF D.N.AD.N.A

DO YOU KNOW WHICH ANIMAL DO YOU KNOW WHICH ANIMAL HAD IT’S FIRST CLONE HAD IT’S FIRST CLONE MADE???????????????????MADE???????????????????

YES, YES, IT WAS A SHEEP NAMED DOLLY IT WAS A SHEEP NAMED DOLLY WHICH WAS THE FIRST CLONE MADE WHICH WAS THE FIRST CLONE MADE ON OUR MOTHER PLANET EARTH. SHE ON OUR MOTHER PLANET EARTH. SHE WAS CLONED IN 1996 AT THE WAS CLONED IN 1996 AT THE ROSLIN INSTITUTE IN ROSLIN INSTITUTE IN EDINBURGH,SCOTLANDEDINBURGH,SCOTLAND..

A HUMAN CLONEA HUMAN CLONE

WELL TALKING WELL TALKING ABOUT THE ABOUT THE HUMAN CLONING HUMAN CLONING THE STRAIGHT THE STRAIGHT SIMPLE YET SIMPLE YET COMPLICATED COMPLICATED MATTER IS STILL MATTER IS STILL CONSIDERED AS A CONSIDERED AS A DILLEMADILLEMA

WELL TALKING WELL TALKING ABOUT THE ABOUT THE HUMAN CLONING HUMAN CLONING THE STRAIGHT THE STRAIGHT SIMPLE YET SIMPLE YET COMPLICATED COMPLICATED MATTER IS STILL MATTER IS STILL CONSIDERED AS A CONSIDERED AS A DILLEMADILLEMA

OOPS!!!!!!!!!! OOPS!!!!!!!!!! DID I DID I MADE A CLONE OF THE MADE A CLONE OF THE DESCRIPTION OF A HUMAN DESCRIPTION OF A HUMAN CLONE. WELL, THE CLONE. WELL, THE CLONING IS SOMEWHAT A CLONING IS SOMEWHAT A SIMILAR CONCEPT.SIMILAR CONCEPT.

HOW IT ALL STARTED??HOW IT ALL STARTED??

A COMPANY NAMED A COMPANY NAMED CLONAIDCLONAID CLAIMED TO PRODUCE A HUMAN CLAIMED TO PRODUCE A HUMAN CLONE NAMED EVE IN 2002. THE CLONE NAMED EVE IN 2002. THE TRUTH HASN’T BEEN TRUTH HASN’T BEEN CONFIRMED.CONFIRMED.

U USED ME TO DEVELOP A

CLONE, WHY AREN’T U

DESCRIBING ME????

JUST A SECOND BUDDY, I WAS

ABOUT TO COME TO YOU ONLY.

DON’T GET ANGRY!!!!!

HOW IT STARTED??HOW IT STARTED??0

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IT IS DONE BY USING THE IT IS DONE BY USING THE TECHNIQUE OF NUCLEAR TECHNIQUE OF NUCLEAR TRANSPLANTATION !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!TRANSPLANTATION !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The concept of human cloning The concept of human cloning welcomes the prospect of welcomes the prospect of making this world a place where making this world a place where the the disordersdisorders of a human like the of a human like the diseases or the genetic disordersdiseases or the genetic disorders can be removed.can be removed.

What was the need?What was the need?

The stem cells which are used in The stem cells which are used in cloning have the capability to fight cloning have the capability to fight various diseases like the heart various diseases like the heart diseases or heart problems.diseases or heart problems.

Organ transplantation was seen as a Organ transplantation was seen as a prospect.prospect.

Defective genes can also be Defective genes can also be disarmed!disarmed!

Is Everyone in FAVOUR of Is Everyone in FAVOUR of it?it?

WellWell, the path that seems so simple isn’t as , the path that seems so simple isn’t as such.such.

A certain group of SCIENTISTS is of the A certain group of SCIENTISTS is of the opinion that this concept will yield nothing opinion that this concept will yield nothing but confusion.but confusion.

They believe it to be immoral.They believe it to be immoral. They have the fear of an upcoming black They have the fear of an upcoming black

marketmarket They fear of it having a They fear of it having a DEVASTATINGDEVASTATING

effecteffect

ETHICAL QUESTIONS ETHICAL QUESTIONS RAISED!!!!RAISED!!!!

WOULD A CLONE BE ACCEPTED IN WOULD A CLONE BE ACCEPTED IN SOCIETY?SOCIETY?

THE PSYCHOLOGICAL WELFARE THE PSYCHOLOGICAL WELFARE ISN’T GUARANTEED?ISN’T GUARANTEED?

SELF IDENTITY MIGHT GET LOST.SELF IDENTITY MIGHT GET LOST. MIGHT EFFECT THE FAMILY LIFEMIGHT EFFECT THE FAMILY LIFE

ACCORDING TO A SURVEY:-ACCORDING TO A SURVEY:-

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NON-SUPPORTERS

SUPPORTERS OF CLONING

WHY ARE THEY AGAINST IT?WHY ARE THEY AGAINST IT?

NO LAWS HAVE BEEN CREATED YET.NO LAWS HAVE BEEN CREATED YET. WE ARE YET TO TAKE A PRACTICAL.WE ARE YET TO TAKE A PRACTICAL. ATLEAST SOME LAWS MUST BE ATLEAST SOME LAWS MUST BE

IMPLEMENTED.IMPLEMENTED. THEY CONSIDER IT TO TAKE THE THEY CONSIDER IT TO TAKE THE

FORM OF PROLIFERATION OF FORM OF PROLIFERATION OF WEAPONS.WEAPONS.

CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION

IT’ S AN ETERNAL AND MORAL IT’ S AN ETERNAL AND MORAL DILLEMADILLEMA

THE MATTER STILL HANGS IN HE THE MATTER STILL HANGS IN HE BALANCEBALANCE

UNTIL ANY REAL PROOF COMES UNTIL ANY REAL PROOF COMES FORWARD THE HUMAN HAS FORWARD THE HUMAN HAS NOTHING BUT TO WAIT.NOTHING BUT TO WAIT.

SO LET’S WAIT!!!SO LET’S WAIT!!!