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Posted by: skibummer 10/30/2005, 11:30:59  (About author)
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Perhaps, while experimenting with mammals, we will eventually be able to find a "safe" way to clone humans... But until we can find a "safe" way, I will oppose the cloning of humans. I haven't met anyone that disagrees with that statement. Let me ask you a question. You state: So far, most attempts to clone mammals fail, and self-abort. Does the self-abort problem bother you? IOW, if cloning humans ONLY led to two results: 1)healthy clones or 2)self aborted clones (similar btw to what happens naturally) how would you feel? The attempts that go the full term and are born normally die very early. I am not sure if you have genetic failures such as deformaties, or retardation, but it is likely that would be common when cloning is attempted. The last I read on that phenomenon (dying early) was not based on genetic abnormalities. The most likely reason (so far anyway) is that cells mitochondria have a 'memory'. When they are reproduced by cloning, they 'know' how many times the cell as already divided. So for example when 'Dolly' was born, her cells were already as old as the donor. If that theory holds true, then cloning of humans isn't likely. Who wants a clone of themselves that is already the same age and you have to change the diapers? Think Snow!!! |
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