1. Cloning The process of making a copy of something. Making an identical copy of the DNA of an organism.

2. Where do you stand? How much do you really know?

3. The pros: Vital organs can be cloned= decreased waiting time, less rejection, no need for family members to donate

4. Alternate solution to infertility problems

5. May make it possible to reproduce certain traits (bucking stock, milk production, longhorns, beef yield, etc.)

6. A tool for combating certain genetic diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s

7. Replicate research animals so genetic ‘twins’ can be used in studies (a valuable research tool)

8. Genetically alter plants and animals to increase production, flowering, keep trees from going extinct etc.

9. Cloning endangered species may prevent them from becoming extinct or bring back extinct species

10. Cloning happens frequently in nature (i.e. asexual reproduction and the development of twins from a single fertilized egg)

11. The cons: Hampers our genetic diversity and therefore may weaken out ability to adapt

12. Makes the reproduction of undesirable traits a probability

13. Technical and economic barriers. Are the cloned organs cost effective? Will cloning fit our ethical and moral principles? Why clone people with our overpopulation problems and food shortages?

14. Very few organisms have been successfully cloned compared to the number of attempts and those that have been have had many health problems and none have lived out a normal life span.

15. There is no way of predicting what the intelligence level and capabilities of a human clone would be. What are the psychological and societal implications for it as an individual? What kind of life would it have? But . . .

16. We also have no way to know the exact outcome from a normally conceived embryo either

17. Animals that have been cloned: Dolly Tadpoles Carp Mice Sheep Rhesus Monkey Gaur Cattle Cat Mule Horse Water Buffalo Camel

19. For your consideration: The FDA stated that food from cloned animals is safe to eat and does not require special labeling

20. Where do you stand?