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1 July 2009 =**Let's explore a little about the topic of CLONING.**=

//**Some reading material if you want to know more:**// (I tell you, these web pages are so interesting!!!! Especially no. 2)

1.What is cloning ? []

2. Try your hand at cloning a mouse. Very interesting stuff. Try it. []

3. Why clone? []

4. Issues regarding cloning []

Some questions to ponder. The questions raised here have no clear right or wrong answer. Instead, your response will depend on your own set of values, as well as the opinions of those around you.
 * **Who has the right to have children, no matter how they are created?** Who doesn't? Why?
 * **Is human cloning "playing with nature?"** If so, how does that compare with other reproductive technologies such as //in vitro// fertilization or hormone treatments?
 * **Does cloning to create stem cells, also called therapeutic cloning, justify destroying a human embryo?** Why, or why not?
 * **If a clone originates from an existing person, who is the parent?**
 * **What are some of the social challenges a cloned child might face?**
 * **Do the benefits of human cloning outweigh the costs of human dignity?**
 * **Should cloning research be regulated?** How, and by whom?

5. Other aspects of cloning []



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**Let's start a debate __in the table below__ to share our views about cloning. Don't forget to put your name (no need to be in full) in [ ] after your comments. The column size shifts as you type. Just ignore it. We will tidy the table up when enough people have given their comments.** =====

I am for cloning but only when it is the cloning of an endangered species of plants or animals.[kate] -I am for cloning because I think that by cloning ,it can increase the population of a country which is sparsely populated.If you need someone whom you need to keep you company,a clone can do it.When a pet which you adored died,you would need to clone another one to take over its place. By cloning rare species before they extinct,they would not be endangered.It also would increase the productivity and revenue for the country.e.g.Cloning chickens,they lay eggs,more eggs can be sold and they will make more money.[Jia Min] - I am for cloning because they can help people with their work so it will be faster and if there is anything important jobs the clones can help so people would not get in trouble with their employers and everybody will be happy! They can also protect people from danger(unlikely for me).[Jerryl] -I am for cloning because those who live far away from relatives and friends will have company when their alone.[ellen] -I am for cloning because it allows Singapore's population to increase and strengthens the military power of Singapore. It also allows endangered wildlife to be able to have a chance to start anew.(bren) || e.g. I am against cloning because I believe that there is a reason for everything that happens in nature and dabbling with nature is going to result in disaster for animal or mankind [name of contributor].
 * = For Cloning ||= Against Cloning ||
 * e.g. I am for cloning because cloning methods can help produce new generations of animals that could be immune to certain diseases which would otherwise take their lives away prematurely [name of contributor].

- I am against cloning because if it gets too advance the world would undergo a drastic change which may affect us. Also, it may cause trouble for some people while others benefit from it and that is really unfair. I am only for cloning of endangered species but still there is a limit [ellen]. - i am against cloning as if cloning becomes too easy, terrorist may clone themselves to do bad things and the world might be in a chaotic state.[reiko] -I am against cloning because if cloning gets too easy, the world will become very confusing as there would be many people that look alike. [Wei Li] -I am also against cloning because individual has its own uniqueness and it is odd to see common beings to be seen everywhere.I want to be special! If one commited a crime,for example,others might take the blame and it is unfair.If the people are wrongly clone and commit wrong doings,there will be serious social problems posed to the country.By cloning, there will be no sense of identity and people will be wrongly identified.If a country is densely populated,cloning would make it worse and there will be shortage of food,water,,jobs,houses etc.[Jia Min] -i am against cloning because if everybody has a exact copy of themselves, it will be very confusing for other people to identify other people. I am also against cloning because every people should not look or share the same characteristics as everybody deserves to be unique.[jia jun] -I am against cloning because there are risks of cloning, like people may die through cloning and cloning will cause people to be more lazy as they will make their clones do their homework or chores.[Jerryl] ||