According to Biology, cloning is a natural or artificial process by which clones are produced. Clones are individuals with the same genetic information as those they come from.
What are the possible implications of a cloning process?
Cloning can be seen as a lifesaving science , or, for others, as carrying many risks to society.
Cloning brings us many benefits, such as:
Cells could be used to develop a cure for cancer;
The infertile couples will have the possibility of having babies;
The cells could get rid of the need for animals in experiment;
Endangered species can be saved;
Tetraplegics could walk again.
However, not everything can be perfect and there are, of course, risks in this process:
Misuse of cloning (for profit in the black market);
Loss of genetic variability;
It makes us less special (replaceble);
Aging early, low immunity and malformations;
The clones could suffer discrimination and psychological problems;
Religious and ethical issues are implicit in the process;
Cloning could go wrong and produce deformed offspring;
An army of clones could be produced to fight wars.
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