Unit 3 Science versus nature 课件 18.pptVIP

Funny pictures If cloning goes in a wrong direction, what will happen? A dog or an eagle? A duck or a crocodile? A cock or a dog? A lion or a kangaroo? A frog or a crocodile? A tortoise or a bear? A bird or a dog? A dog or a man? Who is this? 克隆如何才能和谐？ Do you think it would be a good idea to clone humans some day? Why or why not? It is a good idea , for… reasons: Cloning can help cure many diseases and save a lot of people’s lives. 2. … 3. … Party A It is a bad idea, for… reasons: Cloning can lead to ethical (伦理) problems. 2. … 3. … Party B Homework Write a short passage about whether it is a good idea to clone humans. Today our class had a discussion about whether it is a good idea to clone humans. Some students think that it is good, for… However, some other students think it is not a good idea, for… In my opinion, … Bye bye ! Unit 3 Science and nature The advanced technique in genetics (遗传学) with which scientists can create or copy things with the same DNA. What is clone? Scientific definition Cloning is the creation of cells or whole animals by using DNA from a single “parent”, not with the normal reproductive (生殖) process. The clone has the same DNA to the “parent”. Cloned animals Dolly and its creator What do you know about Dolly? the world’s first cloned mammal created by Scottish scientists in 1996 died in 2003 because of lung disease many countries have banned human cloning since Dolly’s birth The world’s first cloned pigs were produced from an adult female pig using a different technique from the one that produced Dolly. The world’s first cloned cat, kitten, named Cc. It was created using a cell taken from an adult cat, Rainbow. The first cloned monkey is another incremental step toward designing and perfecting new treatments for human genetic disorders. the cloned mo