Cloning Animals - Camel in Dubai Most Recent Clone
by Lorrie Davids(398)
Cloning is still a hotly debated topic, but it seems those against it have become desensitized after years of hearing animal cloning. The debate is an ethical and spiritual one, with those opposed fearing the cloning of humans will become commonplace.
This week in Dubai the successful cloning of a camel was announced. Iran then announced their successful cloning of a goat, a first for them.
Most everyone has heard of Dolly, the cloned sheep, but did you know the first cloned animal event occured 34 years earlier? In 1962 John Gurdon, a Cambridge biologist successfully cloned frogs.
The first cloned domestic cat appropriately named Copy Cat was cloned at Texas A&M University in 2001. she was cloned from a calico, but had a surrogate mom, a tabby. Copy Cat has the coloring of both cats. Copy Cat has had kittens naturally.
Animals cloned include fish, cats, dogs, sheep, frogs, goats and now, a camel. Injaz, the camel's name means "achievement" in the Arabic language.
Scientists worldwide hope that an achievement of cloning will be the ability to clone vital human organs. Some argue that if it continues the cloning of humans without souls will be created. I figure if human life is given, it is given or allowed by God, therefore the clone would have a soul, but I don't agree with cloning. That is a totally different article!
What about animal cloning? Should it be legal and with restrictions? Is it an immoral practice?
Sources: Fox News; Wikipedia
Article submitted Friday, April 24, 2009 & read 418 times.
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