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* Clone? Natural clone Man-made clone Natural clone is one that occurs from the “parent ” in a natural form of cloning without human help. Man-made clone is one produced through human intervention(介入) . a way of making an exact copy of another animal or plant. natural clones natural clones man-made clones 克隆的荧光小猪(左)和正常小猪(右) Dolly the sheep Dolly and the Father of Dolly –Ian Wilmut ( 伊恩·威尔姆) 1996 Dolly her daughter How does the cloning of Dolly the sheep work? 1.Cloning means making a copy of an animal or a plant. 2.Gardeners can make a lot of money by cloning plants. 3.Cloning animals is as complicated as cloning plants. 4. Dolly the sheep was the first successful clone of a mammal. 5.Natural clones happen in animals as well as in plants. F F Listening  Is cloning good or  bad for us? Fill in the chart using the information from the text. Add one reason of your own in each column. Advantages of cloning Problems or dangers of cloning Problems or dangers of cloning Animal clones may develop the illnesses of older animals. Animal clones may die younger than the donor animals. Evil leaders may want to clone themselves. There are moral objections to cloning human beings. Advantages of cloning Medical cloning could produce cures for serious illnesses in humans. Cloning plants can produce plants of similar quality for sale. Cloning plants can be useful for research on new plant species. Cloning can help save endangered animals. 1. The main idea of the text is____ A. animal cloning is very valuable and can benefit the world. B. animal cloning could be misused by bad people so it must be forbidden. C. animal cloning is well developed because Dolly the sheep was born. D. animal cloning raised arguments and scientists are not sure about its future. *