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Human regeneration is no longer just for sci-fi lovers, it's for everyone.  Read on to learn more about this controversial yet fascinating phenomenon.

Therapeutic cloning involves taking an egg (or oocyte) from which the nucleus has been removed, and replacing that nucleus with DNA from the cell of another organism. The result is a blastocyst (an early stage embryo with about 100 cells) with almost identical DNA to the original organism.

The aim of carrying out this procedure is to obtain stem cells that are genetically matched to the donor organism. For example, if a person with Parkinson's disease donated their DNA, then it should be theoretically possible to generate embryonic stem cells that could be used to treat their condition without being rejected by the patient's immune system. This procedure is very controversial, and it all depends on how well each DNA cell interacts with the original organism. 

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Benefits to therapeutic cloning

 With therapeutic cloning, patients do not have to worry about any sort of rejection to the treatment because the cells being used are their own.  Wait lists are very long for organ transplants and being able to generate a new organ using your own cells would mean that the organ you were waiting for, could go to someone else.  Another major benefit to therapeutic cloning are be the opportunities that come about for those who otherwise would have had limited options and mobility due to the loss of limb or possibly even nerve.    

Drawbacks to therapeutic cloning

It is often difficult to find a viable egg meaning it often takes several tries therefore more resources are used and more time is lost during this process.  One major controversy surrounding therapeutic cloning is the knowledge that embryos are being used, organisms that have the potential of being entire human beings are instead being used for tissue regeneration.  Therapeutic cloning is also very expensive, a price many cannot afford to pay.  Should therapeutic cloning be provided if not everyone can afford it?

Ethical Issues

Cloning  Their might be people that will use clones in an inhuman manner. For example, they feel that we will clone humans in order to use them for their organs, and when we no longer need them, we will kill them off. In so doing, individuals might believe that we are violating the rights of these cloned peoples.  A lot of the ethical problems deal with religion. People find that cloning is wrong because God did not intend for it to happen and what not. It basically goes against all of the religious beliefs. It can cost a lot of money to presume. Most people will not have the money to afford such expensive technology.  A severe imbalance could happen. The cloning might not work properly, and innocent human lives can be at stake.  The operation will not be pure. The human will simply be a decoy, and none of its properties will be natural or compelling.  If cloning takes place there will be no sense of originality or original behaviour. Unique qualities will not be present.  There are many reasons as to why cloning might be a horrific option to choose from. However the operation could also simply go right and then there will be a new creation that will take over the human race, and make it more interesting to discover. Bottom line is that cloning could be a dangerous medicine to humans but it could also proceed well. There is no right answer as to whether it will be supernatural or not but cloning is definitely something that needs a lot more practice, experiments, and research in order for it to carry out the process.

strongest disapproval for scientific techniques, broken down by age.

Genetic research and public opinion:

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->Current public opinions show that there is a stronger support for stem cell research at (30%) and also the growing organs which is (24.1%). Growing organs (aka therapeutic cloning) is the process of using an individual’s DNA from the individual’s stem cells to create healthy replacement organs for transplants etc.

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->The least support was found for animal cloning, with only 8.7% respondents showing support for this scientific method.

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->Strongest disapproval for animal cloning was dominated by those in the age group over 55’s. As the below graph shows, those over 55 disapproved of animal cloning twice as much as those within the age group of 18-24’s.