Cloning is the artificial process of producing genetically identical organism in laboratory conditions by replicating the genes present within a DNA molecule. With the help of cloning many replicas of the same plant or animal species can be created for a certain purpose. In this way particular breed or specimen can be saved from extinction, some diseases can be cured with the help of cell transplanting, etc. The first case of successful cloning was in 1996 when a group of Scottish scientists cloned a sheep named “Dolly”. Since that time researches became interested in cloning not only with purely scientific purpose, but also in that how cloning could benefit usual people. There are indisputably numerous advantages about the cloning contributing to the development of genetics, curability of cancer or Alzheimer disease, and particularly creating of well-known stem cells cloned to produce tissues or organs to replace or repair the damaged ones that could save not a single life. However, there are multiple risks to mankind that to a great extend prevail over the benefits of cloning. A lot of issues were brought up by cloning, among which there has been a big question of whether cloning is moral and ethical, whether it is not “playing God”.
Cloning means replacing the egg nucleus of an organism with the nucleus of the donor, therefore an egg cell contains only the genes of the donor, unlike natural reproduction, when the egg contains a combination of genetic material. Theoretically, it might seem very simple, but there is a high failure rate when cloned animals are born with malformations and disabilities. That means that cloning cannot be applicable to humans.
I would like to reiterate that cloning does have its share of advantages. However, there is the flip side of the coin. There are a lot of issues that present an ethical and moral dilemma for scientists and experts alike who see cloning as a potential danger to human identity. Due to religious belief only...