Environmental Issues: An Essay on Cloning, Ethics, and Sustainability

This essay addresses the complex and controversial topic of human cloning, exploring its potential environmental and ethical implications. The author begins by defining cloning and highlighting its historical context, including the successful cloning of Dolly the sheep. The essay poses the central question of whether humans should be redesigned through cloning, referencing lectures and scientific advancements. It discusses the potential impact of technology, as highlighted by Juan Enriquez, and the role of CRISPR technology, as explained by Jennifer Doudna, in altering DNA. The essay further considers the development of human organs by Anthony Atala. The author concludes by expressing strong opposition to human cloning due to the ethical issues and potential societal dilemmas it raises, including the potential for murder and increased crime. The essay emphasizes the importance of halting human cloning to prevent future problems impacting society and the economy, citing several academic references to support the arguments presented.

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The cloning is a type of process in which genetically similar organisms are produced
asexually. In this process the copies of DNA are created then they are transformed into cells
gradually into organisms. The cloning of the animals has been started many years ago. The
first cloned animal was successfully done in 1996, it is a sheep named Dolly. Now-a-days
humans are also being cloned. Despite of the benefits of the human cloning there are some
big harm that will cause to the environment. Cloning will stop the natural evolution of the
human being which is biggest threat to the world. According to science, cloning will lead to
the higher quality of life, but it will violate the moral and ethical issues.
The thesis statement of this essay is “Should we redesign humans?”; it means that is it
good for us to clone a human being or not.
The next species of human: JUAN ENRIQUEZ
In this lecture he had pointed that economies may become useless due to the
advancements of the technology. When there will be only robots for doing the labour work
then there is no need of money. It is harmful for the human beings when the science and
technology tries to overcome the natural or the biological systems of the environment.
Technologies make it easier to exist in the society. The main use of the technology is to
increase the production of the entertainment, rather than improving the basic qualities of life.
How CRISPR lets us edit our DNA: JENNIFER DOUDNA
Geneticist Jennifer Doudna invented a new innovation for altering qualities, called
CRISPR-Cas9. The instrument enables researchers to make exact alters to DNA strands,
which could prompt medications for hereditary diseases. Doudna tells that how the CRISPR-
Cas9 functions - and requests that established researchers delay and talk about the morals of
this new apparatus. The numerous other potential advantages won't make any difference

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much on the off chance that we neglect to address our current inborn condition of
unsustainability that, depend on it, originates from having every one of our brains designed
exclusively by regular determination. However, this exact hereditary altering innovation
frames the entire premise, alongside much pressing examination into the species-common,
container social behavioral hereditary qualities of sympathy and selflessness, for the
continuation of the human trial past the following couple of hundred years.
Growing new organs: ANTHONY ATALA
Anthony Atala's best in class lab develops human organs - from muscles to veins to
bladders, and the sky is the limit from there. At TEDMED, he demonstrates film of his
profile engineers working with some of its science fiction thingamabobs, including a broiler
like bioreactor and a machine that copies the human tissue. In this video the speaker shows
the clip of the first time the organ was transplanted.
Therefore according to my opinion despite of the benefits of cloning to the mankind,
the cloning of humans will effect in violating the ethical rules of the society. There are many
arguments against the cloning. It may involve the creation of another human being and then
further killing that person for using the organs. This could be said as murder and can be
called as a sin according to the religious texts. Further if we start to clone humans then there
will be no limit and it will never end, which may cause increase of crime in the society.
Hence I do not agree with the cloning procedure because of the ethical issues as well as the
dilemmas that will be created. Till now the cloning of the animals was been a part of
development but it must be stopped right now because if it is not being stopped then it will
create some big problem for the future. The problems which will be created might have used
a greater part of the society and the economy.

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