Should Cloning be allowed to continue?

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ARGUE, PERSUADE & DISCUSS Should Cloning be allowed to continue?In the 1970’s, scientists discovered that strands of DNA could be cut, which could cut out genetic combinations. DNA contains information about the genes which particular organisms hold. Duplicates of genes are also possible through genetic engineering and are very useful for medical purposes. Advances in technology have raised issues such as animal and human cloning. These issues have caused many different sided arguments.Some people feel that cloning should be banned, however they never look at its medical value. There are already drug and medicine manufactures all over the world that are trying to produce vaccines against Malaria, antibodies against HIV, as well as proteins to treat haemophilia, muscle disease, internal intestinal infections, rheumatoid arthritis, cystic fibrosis and emphysema. These same companies are also working on proteins to help digest fat and proteins to serve as nutritional supplements for infants, as well as different proteins, which are found in human blood - in cow’s milk. None of these treatments would be possible in the future if cloning were banned. The Safety of genetic engineering is something that presents much concern. Looking at the current precautions and previous precautions of the bio-technological industry can clear up the safety issue. The Food and Drug Administration and State Governments in America impose limits such as the illegalisation of human cloning and limits on other genetic engineering processes. The only legal forms of genetic engineering that are used today are in artificial insemination and sperm
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banks. The moral question of genetic engineering is answered by looking at the advances in medicine. Today the advancements in medicine are evolving at an extremely high rate. If the science of genetic engineering is wrong, then so are the rest of the advances in medicine. The reason is because genetic engineering is just another form of medical advancement. Gene manipulation is not going to be used for any other purpose except for the treatment and elimination of disease. The one thing that people need to realise is the potential of genetic engineering. Try to visualise what the parents of ...

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