Human Cloning

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The paper begins with some general comments on the pursuit of knowledge and looks at some of the most influential modern-day inventions, such as nuclear energy. It then discusses whether human cloning is possible, tracing the history of cloning research and debating the viability of such cloning. Finally, the paper addresses the moral issues involved in the question of whether a human being should be cloned and the writer expresses his/her personal position on this issue.

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"However, no undertaking can take place in a moral vacuum. The implications of new discoveries must be incorporated into the search for them. Atomic power would seem to have been an inevitable step forward in societal evolution. Its benefits are numerous - from the production of electrical power in place of more finite and more immediately "dirty" sources such as coal and wood to the battle against disease -, but it cannot be denied that atomic power already has cost the world much in both immediate deaths (Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Chernobyl) and drastically shortened lifespans (the residents of all three locations who have succumbed to many forms of cancer and related conditions due to exposure to radiation). Indeed, atomic power may someday be the agent of extinction for the very people who sought to harness its awesome energies."

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