The world has been obsessed with the idea cloning, and because of this Dolly the sheep was born. Dolly was born July 5th 1996 (“Cloning Dolly the Sheep."). Dolly was the first successful cloning of a large mammal in history. Dolly’s birth has was the catalyst that started scientific research in the fields of cloned meat and milk, and cloning for health purposes in humans around the world.
Lab grown meat and milk has been protested around the world as bassely “wrong”. Many of these protestors have had cloned milk. This is specifically applicable to 1st world countries. Cloning cows that produce large amount of milk seems like a logical option to many farmers. Farmers clone prominent cows for their milk production, and it also helps with the distribution of antibiotics. Identical animals respond identically to drugs, meaning there is little to no …show more content…
This opposition is rooted in two fears. Many are opposed to cloning for religious reasons, and many others are opposed because of their own personal opinions hold them away from cloning as a whole. The biggest obstacle of cloning is the social and religious stigma surrounding cloning. This arises from beliefs that see life as something sacred and beautiful. Life is beautiful, but the introduction of cloning to the mainstream public's life is something that can only end in beneficial ways.
Dolly the sheep is an extremely controversial figure in the scientific community. Dolly was the only sheep born out of 277 attempts (Animal Research Info). The debate over this is that cloning animals is not practical. Dolly was the first large mammal ever cloned, and like most thing, the first attempt isn't the one that works. The cloning process is two decades more advanced than it was at the time. Cloning is now an accurate process, and comparing dolly's trials to today's is like comparing a 1996 Toyota to a 2016, it's totally
Lab grown meat and milk has been protested around the world as bassely “wrong”. Many of these protestors have had cloned milk. This is specifically applicable to 1st world countries. Cloning cows that produce large amount of milk seems like a logical option to many farmers. Farmers clone prominent cows for their milk production, and it also helps with the distribution of antibiotics. Identical animals respond identically to drugs, meaning there is little to no …show more content…
This opposition is rooted in two fears. Many are opposed to cloning for religious reasons, and many others are opposed because of their own personal opinions hold them away from cloning as a whole. The biggest obstacle of cloning is the social and religious stigma surrounding cloning. This arises from beliefs that see life as something sacred and beautiful. Life is beautiful, but the introduction of cloning to the mainstream public's life is something that can only end in beneficial ways.
Dolly the sheep is an extremely controversial figure in the scientific community. Dolly was the only sheep born out of 277 attempts (Animal Research Info). The debate over this is that cloning animals is not practical. Dolly was the first large mammal ever cloned, and like most thing, the first attempt isn't the one that works. The cloning process is two decades more advanced than it was at the time. Cloning is now an accurate process, and comparing dolly's trials to today's is like comparing a 1996 Toyota to a 2016, it's totally