Perhaps the only remaining fictional element in artificial human replication is the barriers that prevent it. With the recent advancements in bio-technology, the cloning of a human being may be imminent. If so, the question moves from "can we?" to "should we?" What standard is to guide us on this issue as scientists race down a road which only fiction writers have travelled?
Human Cloning: Have Human Beings Been Cloned? Raymond Bohlin, Ph.D. The implications of artificial twinning in humans are examined. Is this but a precursor to the actual cloning of a man?
To Clone Or Not To Clone Hugh Ross Is cloning inherently evil or merely a tool? Are there circumstances in which cloning a human might be good?
Can Humans Be Cloned Like Sheep? Dr. Ray Bohlin The scientific and moral considerations of cloning are discussed in the wake of the famous and successful sheep cloning experiment.
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