Nature Genetics

The editors of Nature Genetics, a monthly magazine, maintain in the following viewpoint that although human cloning would be repugnant and inhuman, cloning research could result in medical technology that would be beneficial to humans. Moreover, the editors conclude, even if humans were cloned, they would merely look like each other, not be exact copies.

As you read, consider the following questions:

1. What was the reaction in Great Britain to the news that a sheep had been cloned, according to the author?
2. According to a poll cited by the editors of Nature Genetics, what percentage of Americans would clone themselves?
3. What could be some of the medical benefits of cloning research, in the editors’ opinion"

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