Guide Note
The controversial technique known as Cloning, is the creation of a genetically-identical copy of a living organism. Although the technology was groundbreaking in the field of genetics, it has stirred up a heated debate. Plants, animals, and DNA can be cloned.
Fast Facts
- Dolly the sheep cloned on July 5, 1996
- Texas A&M; University created cloned cat in 2001
- University of Tennessee cloned first cows in 2001
- Scientists in Oregon clone first primate in 2001
Cloned Food
The FDA approved the sale of meat from cloned animals on January 15, 2008. The FDA released a report stating: "meat and milk from cow, pig, and goat clones and [their] offspring are as safe as food we eat every day".
Human Cloning
Dolly the Sheep was the first mammal to be successfully cloned using adult DNA. Humans could theoretically be cloned, which raises many ethical questions and concerns. Therapeutic Cloning was successfully accomplished in 2001 at a biotech lab in Worcester, Massachusetts. Stem cells were extracted and implanted into a piece of human tissue. Instead of 'cloning;, a human person, the DNA was cloned to create a replacement organ.
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