CLONING – YES OR NO? Dora Levstek & Tjaša Trampuš 2.c

WHAT IS CLONING? It is becoming more and more familiar today It is becoming more and more familiar today Cloning cells, tissues, organs and also whole organisms Cloning cells, tissues, organs and also whole organisms Sheep Dolly ----> year 1996 Sheep Dolly ----> year 1996

Two types of cloning: Two types of cloning: - reproductive - reproductive - therapeutic - therapeutic During cloning we can have a lot of problems: During cloning we can have a lot of problems: - during later development - during later development - abnormal gene expression - abnormal gene expression patterns patterns - telomeric differences - telomeric differences KGFhdk KGFhdk KGFhdk KGFhdk

PRESENTATION OF MR KNEŽEVIĆ Good and bad sides of cloning! Good and bad sides of cloning! Cloning cells and tissues can help us in lots of situations Cloning cells and tissues can help us in lots of situations Genetically modified food and plants (Africa) Genetically modified food and plants (Africa) Detection and treatment of many diseases Detection and treatment of many diseases

Cloning bigger organisms – not ethical acceptable and against the nature Cloning bigger organisms – not ethical acceptable and against the nature Lots of problems with cloning today Lots of problems with cloning today Hollywood films! Hollywood films! eYcydbIo eYcydbIo eYcydbIo eYcydbIo eJKGFhdk eJKGFhdk eJKGFhdk eJKGFhdk

A QUESTIONNAIRE 109 questionnaires 109 questionnaires Half man and half women, four different classes Half man and half women, four different classes Deffinition: 89.9% Deffinition: 89.9% First cloned animal (sheep): 98.2% First cloned animal (sheep): 98.2% Year (1996): 44.4% Year (1996): 44.4%

A QUESTIONNAIRE Agreement with cloning cells (94.3%), tissues (89.9%), organs (89%) Agreement with cloning cells (94.3%), tissues (89.9%), organs (89%)

A QUESTIONNAIRE Agreement with cloning organisms (26.6%) and humans (23.8%) Agreement with cloning organisms (26.6%) and humans (23.8%)

A QUESTIONNAIRE Attitude towards cloning is dependent of gender and age Attitude towards cloning is dependent of gender and age Disagreement: Disagreement: Against a law of nature Against a law of nature Unethical Unethical People will lose their individuality and unique People will lose their individuality and unique Possibility of abuse (army etc.) Possibility of abuse (army etc.) Other reasons (overpopulation, we have already changed our planet, so we don’t need to do the same with people) Other reasons (overpopulation, we have already changed our planet, so we don’t need to do the same with people)

CONCLUSION Two parts – minority who agree with human cloning and majority who disagree Issue in the past few years Great scientific discovery / disaster waiting to happen People think the money and effort used for cloning research can be better put into other researches

OUR OPINION ABOUT CLONING World of genetics is fascinating World of genetics is fascinating Cloning should not be use to reproduce humans Cloning should not be use to reproduce humans Cloning cells tissues and organs would be advantageous to science and medicine Cloning cells tissues and organs would be advantageous to science and medicine

CLONING IN THE WORLD Legal in United Kingdom, Israel, South Korea and Australia Legal in United Kingdom, Israel, South Korea and Australia Illegal in many parts of the world, including the United States Illegal in many parts of the world, including the United States

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