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Every single living organism in the whole world is different either phenotypically or genetically. Every one of us has a unique genome- it holds a detailed record of our ancestral past- that is what makes each one of us special. Despite all that, in 1996 all these were contradicted when scientists attempt to ‘create’ a cloned organism. On March 7, 1996 scientists managed to create the first cloned sheep, Dolly. It was fertilized into a test tube by asexual reproduction. Having the same genome, Dolly was an identical twin to its six-year-old mother. Cloning was the method by which this sheep was successfully ‘created’, where a copy of living matter is produced with identical genetic makeup as its parents. This event caused a break out of different reactions; ethical and moral issues. Perhaps no event in biotechnology has caused more chaos and bioethical discussion than that of cloning Dolly. And as it was expected, the inevitable question was raised: “ If other mammals can be cloned, why not humans?” Cloning is like a coin with two faces.
Approximate Word count = 672
Approximate Pages = 2.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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