So what is the basic objection to cloning?,,,,,Humans acting like a divinity

which doesn't exist?,,,,,Is that it?,,,,No problem,, religion is on it's way out.

Since no two identical twins act the same no clone of a person will act the

same as the person cloned so two beings looking alike but not thinking alike

we already have so that  wouldn't be a problem.

Okay a HUNDRED clones then maybe a problem,,,,eventually no diversity to

forward evolution if say a hundred clones of Harriet Miers marries a hundred clones

of George Bush. A gastly thought but one worth considering if a legitimate

objection to cloning must be presented.

Sighing relief that George didn't have a son we could end up

with another George.

And as far as a divinity goes having another George would prove that either

there isn't a divinity or that if there is one it tends toward sick jokes.

I support Stem Cell Research.. and the development of cloning.   If we can cure disease then I firmly believe God would require us to do so!  The beginning of life for an individual is once it is able to sustain life on their own.  With medical advances we have been able to move that time to a earlier point through life support.  But how can anyone believe that a zygote that is merely a few cells that have the POTENTIAL of life to be considered as a complete human being?  To those that believe life begins at conception, I ask you this...  What about all the Zygots created in Fertility Clinics?  Ther are approxiamtely 400 created to bring to birth one child.  If the parents only use maybe 3 or 4...  what is happening to all those other Embryos??  They are tossed in the trash!  Are there 396 murders occuring for every child created via IVF?  I do not believe in abortion as a method of birth control.. but I do not believe we as a society have the right to make that decision for anyone besides our individual selves.

As a Non-Denominational Minister, I am amazed at the number of Christains that have not read the TEACHINGS of Christ.  There are many references in these comments to the Old Testament teachings that, according to Christians, Christ came to bring the new law and set aside the old.  One has to understand that God used imperfect tools to create the Bible and it was written for it's time in history.  IT IS A GUIDE BOOK PEOPLE!  Not a a writ to be followed word by word!  It provides a starting point for the human race to build upon.  Besides there are over 1200 versions of the Bible and it has been translated through several languages.  Also consider that there was not nearly the body of knowledge when it was written as there is today.  At the time the Bible was written it was believed that the world was flat and that the earth was the center of the Universe. When are Fundimentalists going to realize that Science and God are not contradictory.  The natural world is not amazing enought for Fundimental Christians?   Investigate other religions besides JUST Christanity.  If you look at them all with an open mind, you will find that the underlying message in tany religion is to LOVE ONE ANOTHER!  Just as Christ taught!  Not this judgment and hatred of others!

I have only read some of these comments but the many saying that it goes aganist god to make progress for mankind is very distresting. this people should just retire to their holes. Man will push forward; it is our nature to achive greatness. and IF god created us in his image, then like any father he wants us to achive and surpass his own status.

Um OK.  First of all, there's DEFINITELY not enough evidence right now to prove that the information in this article is even legit.  The process the article is referring to is called Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer (SCNT), which has not yet been performed with human cells.  If scientists have succeeded in producing an embryo with this technique, then it should be VERY big news in the scientific world - not Newsweek.  Also, I'd like to point out to Iromaine below that if human DNA is injected into an animal egg, it does not mean that the resultant human would have animal tissue.  At most, the placenta that the embryo develops in would have mammalian DNA - but nothing more.  Not to say that cloning a human like that is even remotely possible at this time.

Another thing is that stem cell research is currently being conducted mostly with human eggs that are left over from IVF clinics.  Couples who choose IVF often have many eggs left over that are unused, which are usually destroyed unless the couple opts to donate them to research. If the ethical dilemma here is the fear of human eggs being destroyed, then stem cell research is actually the better option because it's at least aiding in saving life later.  

Talking about it being unethical to clone an entire human isn't even currently relevant - our technology is nowhere NEAR to that kind of cloning.  Also, please - I hope no one actually watches "The Island" and thinks that it's representative of current issues.  That movie completely skews the concept of therapeutic cloning and gives the generally uneducated public (and I only mean uneducated in the facts and biology of stem cell technology) a very bad idea of what stem cell research is all about.

I would love to be the person to have my DNA used to make a clone.

If there's some sort of sign up sheet...I want on it.

All thoughts of God aside...taking note of the fact that all our tissues are made by the multiplication of our mother's egg cell, along with their mitochondrial DNA, I find it a disturbing thought of having a human created whose tissues are composed of non-human cells aka rabbits or pigs. Those "humans" would in fact have mitochondrial DNA that have no lineage with our human lineage. It would simply be an animal with tissues programmed by human DNA. If you were such a cloned individual, how would that make you feel?

This is a horrible move towards the possibility of human cloning! Cloning humans is the same as murder of babies, if it is used for "therapeutic" cloning. If it is reproductive cloning then that is UNETHICAL to clone a person to make a new one. All babies should be born as a result of monogamous heterosexual intercourse! Cloning is dangerous both to the human race and to those who are "born" as clones. Watch the movie "The Island".

Mr. Klingon,

So you also have faith and alot more than I have. All you anti-God people really believe that this universe burst forth from nothing by nothing. That takes a lot of faith. You have never considered the

"Cosmological, teleological (design), and moral arguments for the existence of the Universe and everything in it. Did you know that even Einstein concluded that there is an intelligence outside this universe. When you consider that space, time, matter and all came into existence at the same time, the universe had a beginning and if a beginning then a beginner. You have made some claims that you consider truth. If I make a claim of truth, the first thing you are going to ask for is some "Evidence". Well sir, I am asking you, What evidence (real scientific evidence) do you have to support your anti-God anti-theology position. I don't believe, no I know you don't have one shred of real proof for the NON existence of God. I have lots of evidence that supports my CONCLUSION that God truly exist.

We do  not  know who  is  and  who  isn't  cloning  babies  and  it  will  be  a  long  time  before  we  know  it  ,or  anything about the truth  of  the  matter. It is always  going to  stir  controversial issues  in  our  society  so....this  is  just  the  waste  of time  it always  was. It's a  no- nonsense  subject  with  very  little  to  contribute  so  far.  The  Germans  probably will be the  first to  do  a  lot  of  experiments. It  has to  be a  success eventually,even  if  it  isn't  a  long  time  great  break through it  will  count  for  something in spite  of  the  controversy  and  longivity of  the  theory.  

All this talk of God. Which God? What God? Anyone can claim to follow in the Lord's path or to follow his word although anyone who does...well quite frankly you are following the words of man. Man wrote the bible and man passed on the supposed words of God. Man dominates this planet and will be free to do as he pleases..whether that will involve human cloning or not. From my point of view, I would say that stem cell research is beneficial to society and cannot be considered murder. All our of advancements as a species have come from science and not from theology or philosophy or however you would categorize religion. Quite frankly, none of you relgious supremacists would be able to express your opinions if it were not for scientific discovery. Thus, in simple terms... Stem Cell Research=Science....not murder.... Please do not bring up religion....such a vague argument based on theory....and if working with stem cells is killing...look up events such as the Defenestration of Prague and examine the history of religion... you'll be surprised to see what man has done "in God's name" or "By God's message"...

I must ask angel enraged what type of angel are you exactly? I would expect you to refer to the Bible as the source for all knowledge when it comes to intelligence, morality, education, if you considered yourself an angel of light. Supporting destruction of life and man made life is contrary to Christianity that is Biblical. "Though you called me Lord. Lord I knew you not." Those who advocate murder as acceptable and cloning as rewarding are not of the light. We live in a time where things are developing rapidly and changes are happening every nano second but the Word of God never changes. Thou times may change and kingdoms may change even people may change but the Word is never changing no matter how rewarding or enlightened the result of ignoring the truth may be.

This topic is so interesting to me. I have no idea what the "right" thing to do is though. rk1987, u made some interesting points! I believe I will just have to see what happens though.... I probably have to agree with Janeveronica. After a friend of mine decided to hve an abortion i read up alot on this type of stuff. I just wish we could use the cord blood cells more,,,, well I enjoyed reading all of your input. Very interesting points of view. I can see why you all think the way you do. And that is the point of it....:)

I completely agree with you angel enraged. Stem cells represent a revolution in medicine, They will allow for the curing of various diseases. People should also educate themselves before becoming involved in a discusion

Stem cell research might lead to a cure for cancer ........ doesn't anybody read anything besides the Bible when it comes to this topic? Educate yourselves people!

Cancer is like a virus. OIt has a million "strains" and possibilities for it to arise. You would have to check every one of your cell thousands of times a day to prevent it. This would be enormously expensive. Curing cancer is one of the dificult projects ever undertaken. Cancer is, in my opinion, is a disease that  there won't be ever be a cure that works 100% of the time. It is a mutation so there are many forms of cancer. It is simply uncontrolled cell replication. You destroy many of your healthy cell be undergoing kemo therapy and this, I believe, is the most effective way to treat it. The only way to cure cance is to remove the cancerous section. This is often possible, but if the cancer is fast moving or is a "spider" cancer, it is impossible to remove. Howver, if we could make new organs by stem cell, then there would be a way to remove the infected or destroyed tissues and replace them with perfectly healthy and safe organs. When they cure cancer, they will likely also have colonies on other planets.

Claiming that destroying an embryo is the same as murder is dumb. God says thou shall not kill. If that comandment includes "cells" in the human body, then you should really stop cutting your fingernails and hair. Oh and don't bathe either - wouldn't want to wash away any skin cells, that would be murder. Oh my gosh we will have to stop women from ovulatiing and having periods since that is killing off the exact same cells you are trying to protect. Oh and according to that same logic, stop stomping on cockaroaches and swatting flies because that would most definitely be murder.

WTF?  We can clone animals and now possibly humans but yet they say we can't find a cure for cancer.  Go figure.

For "Gods" sake. this is science. Can't we just leave the relligious aspect of this at the altar and the science at the lab?

Well, looks like the "beasts" described in the books of Daniel and Revelation may not actually be allegorical, but actual, living creatures.

Human embryos aren't people yet. They are parts of our bodies. Do you not think that it is a person's right to dictate what happens to their body? The stem cell is not taken after conception. It is one of twenty million or so eggs in the womans body. God does love everyone, so do you not think that we should save people? Is one not living, ball of organic matter more important that a living breathing human being with friends, family, and loved ones? I'm not saying that everyone should give up their eggs cells, I'm just saying that if your nopt planning on having a million, then you can give the one that aren't being used, that you are in your own way killing by not allowing to live in your terminology, to save other lives? If your child had a disease that would kill him or her in days, would you not want to save him/her?

With regards to k123 and muffin01

How do you know what God wants? Do you even know God's laws? or do you just follow the sheep to the slaughter? You can sit back and let the supposed "Experts" priests do all your thinking or you can wake up and think for yourself.

It's better medicine that if it can be made to work will free people from injury's and diseases that all we have right now for a therapy is a prayer and a shovel. What you and muffin01 don't realise is that a LOT of the people who are suffering right now will be waiting years if not decades for the prayer and shovel. Maybe you and muffin can help by 'Giving the shovel a swing to give us the prayer part sooner.'

I suffered a stroke 6 years ago that has left me partly blinded and constant severe headaches all I want is my tax money spent on things that will help people live a better life. Right now we are dumping money into wars that kill people something that even your understanding of God says is wrong. But a embyro is not a life in any sense Wake Up Think for a change!  

God tells us not to kill, but he doesn't mention any thing to do with any sort of changing of the genome. And, if we stop all of the fighting there, we could grow an incredible amount of fod in places like rural china, Africa, and various deserts that only need be irigated. If you had some terminal disease, you wouldn't be complaining. I just found out that I have Hutnington's disease. This genetic dsiorder could be fixed by gene therapy ,but that hasn't been researched enough. I will likely die from this disease because people like you keep hindering the progress of research. As for the money that we are using for research, what do you propose we do with that money. God gave us free will to chose what to do using his teachings. Jesus states that we should help people in need. Do you not THINK that poeple with genetic disorders are in need? Do you wish this blight upon humanity? And where sould our focus be, JessicaX?

Thanks, K123 and JessicaX for your Christian responses.  To JKimberly, I HAVE read the Bible; and I know the Ten Commandments.  One of the Commandments is "Thou shalt not kill." which is what is being done when human embryos are destroyed.  I know I don't want to stand before God and say, "Oops, I made the wrong choice."  You cannot justify killing a living being in order to save or cure another.  I have a disabled child and would love to have a way to fix her disability, but I would NEVER allow it at the expense of another life.  (Science knows that life begins at conception.)   My child is precious and beautiful, and God loves her!

Just because we can do something doesnt make it right. I don't believe trying to clone humans is ethical. If god meant for it to be that way it would be so. I agree with "muffino1" god's laws supercede mans laws

And we are spending time and money doing this research because......???  We don't have enough humans already in the world?  We believe it will advance us somehow?  How?  What about food for more people, space, air, earthly resources?  And work?  We can not employ the people who already exist! This is NOT where our focus should be, and I can not believe we are even experimenting.

And spiritually, it's completely wrong.  To the woman who said "god wouldn't let us mess around with the human genome if he didn't want us to". Do you NOT understand the concept of God giving us free will to choose between the WAY and the path off the mark?  That's like saying, "Well, God wouldn't let us kill each other if he didn't want us to".  THINK! This is definitely off the mark.  If anyone believes in God, mess with his supreme creation is an ultimate betrayal in my eyes.  And even if you follow another spiritual path, no path would support bringing in new being into a world who can not handle the ones already here.  This is the path of the soul-less and the athetist, and it greatly saddens me to know this is exists.

IF we have the ability to push evolution along very, very quickly and create a race of super intelligent, physically superior people, Why not fo it? If we can make our children better adapted to survive by implanting immunities to diseasesin them before birth, should we not do that? Personally I believe in god, but that doesn't stop me from thinking that god wouldn't ahve let us mess around with the human genome if he din't want us to. He never says not to so why not. Also who gets to decided what is and isn't ethical. If you go by that way of trhinking that  we shouldn't mess with the human body, then there should be no surgery or anti-biotics. Do you really think that that the price of being "unethical" is worht a child's life? Once again, God's law never says anything about genetics or anything else so read the bible before you sya something like that.

Just because we can do something doesn't mean we should do it!  They should stick to the use of adult or umbilical cord stem cells instead of embryonic stem cells (which is unethical).  Humanity has rationalized, apparently, that nothing is ever wrong if you want to do it.  The end does not justify the means, and someday they will find out that God's laws supercede man's laws.

To be quite honest, I don't see where we get off deciding that we can design a child's asthetic attributes. While I believe that repairing a gene that would cause a birth-defect is acceptable, that is as far as it should go. We don't know what we would cause, in three words: The Butterfly Effect.

Elizabeth. Im no scientist either but rather then be confrontational you should try to reach a compomise. Maybe you cant stop all forms of cloning but by working wih them instead of agiast them you can stop human cloning. These people are all obviouslly smarter then you so ranting wont do you any good.

elizabethlynn: If youre going to claim that god does everything maybe you should find another place to rant other than a scientific review article discussion board. may god be with you.

Dear Elizabeth Lynn,

You receive and "F" in spelling and grammar. I would only hope you are not cloned.

Oh we can do it, big deal.

I believe that if you can cure the terrible diseases that kill several hundred's of million of people by just researching in the stem cell or cloning, it's worth it. For all you religious people that believe that this is not a god giving right, please tell the family's who are suffering just because several selfish peolpe that believe on a god (a divine being that haven't being proven that he exist).  

Elizabeth Lynn-

Perhaps you shouldn't stereotype all scientists to have their heads up their asses. Since when was stereotyping a sign of intelligent?

Its microscope, not telescope.

And I'm a scientist, and every single night (at the very least) I do **** my husband. Maybe you should do the same and you wouldn't be so angry in life. It puts a smile on my face. Maybe it will put a smile on yours. And then you wouldn't be so grumpy.

Not every scientist believes in cloning. Some of us- *GASP!* even believe in God!

Its obvious from your comments you are not a scientist- in fact you aren't a great speller either, are you?

Okay, I was referring to trying to clone a complete human being as being nutz.  I am all for stem cell research, etc. I don't think it is wrong to try to create new organs from an existing person's cells, but I am totally against embryonic experimentation.   Sorry, I am Catholic, and that's it.

A grown man looks different that a little boy, a little boy looks different than a baby boy, a baby boy looks different than a male embryo, but they are all human, just at different stages of life. The eymbryo can't give its permission for experimentation like you and I can. So leave them alone!

(I can't wait for the backlash on this one!)

As an undergrad student majoring in biotechnology (use of organisms physiological functions to further help human society) I learn quite a few fun little facts from my professors. First, cloning isnt new, you can get your household pet cloned for 20-50,000 dollars. Second, cloning is already possible for humans. Before this korean child clone there was a woman (named eve) cloned in europe.

Third, every cell in our body has the same DNA as the other 75 trillion cells in our body, Its just that some genes are activated while others are not (differentiation). Leading researchers at University of Wisconsin have been able to activate a gene in a normal adult cell's DNA to make it an embryonic-like stem cell, so there use of an embryo may become obsolete.

So ArKelsey dont worry, no one will steal your eggs.

Last little fact, clones arent perfect mirror images of the human or animal it comes from, they just have the same DNA.

I would also like to add that not all scientists support cloning, It is an ethical issue. I myself don't support cloning.

Cloning organs has already been done.  The problem is that the blood vessels necessary to keep the organ alive can't be.  Therefore, the organ is useless.

It is good that human race is gaining overall development in all feilds and enhancing all types of technologies, but as far as cloning, it seems we human are making a serious mistake endulging in cloning different mammals including human.  We may produce unknowingly a horrible race which may harmful to the extent of erradicating the human race.

I simply suggest scients to clone any thing for the betterment and treatment of of the human race.  I strictly suggest not to clone human as that cloned race may harm us in frustrations.

Sorry.

M.A.K

Crazy stuff, sort of like Frankenstein monsters no soul, what do you think?  

I believe that cloning holds future promise for the USA. The only way that we can clear a multi-trillion dollar deficit is by becoming a medical cloning nation for the well to do of the world. Biotechnology is the future. Imagine the number of well paid jobs that would be created. Put the doctors to work. Let them stimulate the economy. Sell the results of their research on Wall Street.

Let's make Made in America mean something again............before it's too late.

janeveronica:

Stem cell research was the cutting edge new science to help find a CURE FOR CANCER until Bush nixed it (cut off all federal $$).

MD Anderson used to be THE PLACE when it came to cancer research, since Bush it has lost its prominence in that area.

Cloning is a scary thought, but think of what it would be like to be able to clone a heart or liver or kidney.  People wouldn't have to wait on a list for years for something that may never become available.

First, ArKelsey, how is this exploiting women, yes we need your eggs, but you are born with millions upon millions of eggs, which you'll eventually end up 'getting rid of' in twenty-ish years anyway. why can we not take that and try to cure diseases like "diabetes, spinal cord injury, Parkinson’s disease and other ailments", jane veronica, what other million things can they do? granted curing cancer would be great and all, but if the cloning of organs  become successful, what would that be but a cure if caught early enough? lung cancer? cut 'em out and try the lungs that we grew for you. HappyPalidan, nice post.

The Subject of Human Cloning reminds me of a movie called Gattica. Watch it, Learn it, Love it.

Based in the Not to distant future where parents can go to a neighborhood genetic's doctor and Custom Order a child.  There's alot that can be taken away from the movie but most importantly is that the Human Spirit will always endure and a persons is more than the Sum of his/her genetic parts.  

I really like what Sniffcode said, technology is a double sided sword. Nobel created the Peace Prize after he invented Dynomite, the Machine gun was invented to end war by making the possible loss of life to great for any officer to order his men against them. Nuclear weapons once threated to end life on this planet and now provide a solid chunk of clean energy and the possibility to explore the Galaxy. Who's to say what possibilities cloning could lead to? Custom designed cells and organs.  

Imagine being able to do away with scencles deaths like Black Lung or replacing a soldiers leg instead of giving them an artificial peg. No more being on a organ donor's list for months or years hoping somebody dies for you to live.  If providing the best medical care and making another persons life better is against God's will then I've been reading the wrong Bible.

This is what we've come to?  Don't scientists have anything better to do?  Like the other member said, how about curing cancer?  How about cleaning up the air or water?  

There must be 10 million better things for them to occupy their time with................This is nutz!

Is anyone forgetting that the ova needed to clone human beings must come from women?  And do you have any idea what the failure rate for cloning is?  Sure, we'll clone humans someday...until we run out of eggs.  In the end, cloning and stem cell research will only lead to the exploitation of women, which is why I will never support it.

I find reproductive cloning of humans to be far less problematic than genetically modifying food or microorgamisms.

What reproductive cloning is essentially, is not much different than creating an identical twin, as long as it doesn't result in defective babies.

I haven't heard ethicists propose aborting one of two identical twins...

Dawson, using/abusing others or taking lives for our own purposes is simply human nature.  You are lying to yourself if you truly believe that you have never profited through the death or gross abuse of others.  Do you own land or even live in America?  Then you have profited through the death and persecution of the American Indians.  Did you have meat for lunch today?  Then you have prolonged you life through the death of others.  Do you belong to an organized religious group?  Your religious group has probably caused the death of thousands or more through the forced spreading of its doctrine.  Almost anything we do to better our lives- other than strenghthening our own moral code- inadvertantly causes the suffering of others.  All we can do is attempt to achieve balance, or to try to find optiojns where the good outweighs the bad.  Does stem cell research create more suffering or alleviate more suffering?  It seems to me that it would be a good thing for those who suffer.  What about cloning?  You may have to look into the reasoning and possible ramifications to truly answer that question.  I know I don't have an answer.

The whole idea of reproductive cloning is silly.  It is an expensive, complicated way to produce a human baby, which can already be produced by an easier and more fun method.  As for the stem cell argument, there will always be a host of ethical issues that cannot be solved or ignored with creating a human life for the purpose of prolonging another human life.  Once we start down that road, the inevitable end will be fully grown, lobotomized clone bodies that we will harvest organs, etc. from.  May God have mercy on our souls.

Perhaps one day scientists will be able to clone humans. For  your case, gingin5, the person created may even look identical to your son. However, that person would NOT be your son. He would be a different person without the consciousness, the memories, the experiences of your son.

In short, you would still be missing your son.

I'm sorry you miss him. He is, I'm sure,  irreplaceable and sadly will remain so.

We should not clone humans! it is wrong no matter what the cause is. It is still a life we would be abusing to help our selves! it is shelfishness!!

A STUPID QUESTION PERHAPS BUT WOULD WE BE ABLE TO HAVE OUR LOVED ONES  CLONED SOMEDAY?  I MISS MY SON TERRIBLY....WOULD THIS BE POSSIBLE??

If they are goijng to clone humans, then I am going to kill the clones and it won't be illegal becasue clones do not have any rights!

It also won't be immoral because clones do not have a soul and are therefore not one of God's creatiions......if you belive in that sort of thing.

Genetic Engineering and Stem Cell Research can in fact be beneficial to many of our health-related problems, although seeing as how we haven't resolved our HEALTH-CARE problems, I'd say that whatever strides we make will be useless to most of the population who need it. To quote Neil Postman: "Anyone who has studied the history of technology knows that technological change is always a Faustian bargain: Technology giveth and technology taketh away, and not always in equal measure. A new technology sometimes creates more than it destroys. Sometimes, it destroys more than it creates. But it is never one-sided."

I'm all for stem cell research.  I am very hopeful that it will be able to cure a number of problems, rather than our current practice of treating symptoms so we can live with the disease.   We are all about prolonging life, but not raising the quality of that life.  Why not see what we can do about that?

Ok, so clones have been produced, and more are on the way, but why?  I see the potential value of farm animals given that they are used to produce wool, milk, meat and other useful products. However, what is the point of cloning a dog or cat?  Those who would want these clones I assume expect to get a duplicate of a pet that was loved.  Is it a duplicate? Genetically yes, but what of temperament?  It will not know who you are, it's never seen you, or smelled you before, you will be just another human. That clone of Fluffy is not the Fluffy that died, get over it.  If you cloned yourself it would not be you.  You are the sum total of every moment of your life and no matter how hard one might try that cannot be duplicated, so again what's the purpose of the clone?

Not to sound to glib, cloning is a great way for a few scientists, the companies they work for, and their stock holders to make a lot of money, and very little else.  You're human, you will die, accept it and move on!  

LETS CLONE BARACK ....

I wonder if Revelations 17:8 predicts this when it says:

The beast, which you saw, once was, now is not, and will come up out of the Abyss and go to its destruction.  

The inhabitants of the earth will be astonished when they see the beast because it once was, now is not, and yet will come.

Call me a wuss, but I'm "cautiously optimistic" about cloning and its benefits.  I would like to see folks like Braes benefit from it.  On a personal note, I wouldn't mind a side of Cindy Crawford with a slice of Jessica Alba/Halle Berry combo!  Yum!  Also, cloning a couple of dozen William "The Refrigerator" Perrys  would do wonders for the Atlanta Falcons defense!

The fact that it most definitely will happen makes the argument pointless. Humans will be cloned.

mlj72375:  The way this layman read the article, it appears that the procedure is geared, not to produce cloned babies, but to produce custom-made stem cells that can be used to cure disease and improve the quality of the lives of existing humans.

gottaBhonest: You seem to think that, while it's possible that good might come of this research, it's more likely that bad will.  But you don't say what you think will actually happen.  No one is proposing to create cloned humans; the article just says that this research brings the technical cabability closer.  The point of the research was not to clone anyone (even Cindy Crawford or Morgan Fairchild).  In answer to your question, yes - I just tried, and was quite successful in saying "Pandora's Box."  I do love Internet radio.

I amend my previous comment, let's clone the 1927 Yankees and make them Houston Astro's.

I'll have a Cindy Crawford with a Morgan Fairchild to go please...

Can you say Pandora's box?!  

Instead of focusing on the possibilities, we should pay more attention to the probabilities and the likelihoods.  Looking at what's more likely to happen (based on history) with information like this would've thrown all kids of red flags.

It's not possible to practice anything in a moral vacuum.  Why do scientists and others not get that?!  Doctors who invented IVF to help people conceive, probably had no idea their work would lead to this point.  I hope and pray scientists can stop their giddiness to realize they're now facing that same reality.  

Possibilities are pie in the sky.  Likelihood and probabilities are where reality meets possibilities.

This may be a stupid comment, but rather than putting so much energy into creating more "humans", maybe scientists should focus more on fixing the problems that we already have.  Like curing cancer?  That would be a good place to start.

I hope we can clone organs for therapy. I have a congenital heart defect. I'll take one.

Can we bring back, Babe Ruth and Mickey Mantle and have them play for the Astro's?