"The Implications of Cloning" by Lisa Huang

Synopsis: "With the progress of research, cloning has become one of the most important and well known fields in science. There are four types of cloning; reproductive, embryonic, therapeutic, and genetic. Reproductive cloning is the cloning of existing organisms. One of the most famous cases in scientific history was the cloning of Dolly the sheep. Embryonic cloning is the cloning of embryos and can also tie into stem cell cloning. The cloned embryos can be used to develop copies of tissues, organs, or organisms. Therapeutic cloning is the application of cloning in the medical field. An example includes cloning organs to donate to patients. Gene cloning is also known as biotechnology. It is the introduction of a foreign gene into an organism to create a new organism with the desired traits. Gene cloning is used to produce transgenic organisms such as a pig that glows like a jellyfish or an abnormally large tomato. Cloning is still a developing research study. However, it holds much potential and there are many possibilities beyond the horizon. One day cloning might even lead to copying the dead." Lisa Huang (11th Grade, 2008-2009) February 26, 2009 Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for 'fair use' for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.