高中人教版英语 U2P1 Warming up Cloning.pptVIP

A clone is an animal or plant produced naturally or artificially from the cells of another animal or plant and is exactly the same as it. Cloning is a way of making an exact copy of another animal or plant. The clone has the same DNA as the parent. * Cloning Unit 2 What’s cloning? Sounds Reasonable? In pairs, look at these pictures and discuss which ones are natural clones and which ones are man-made. Think about how they differ. Quiz Dolly the sheep A strawberry plant Natural clone Man-made clone 一株草莓依靠它沿地“爬走”的匍匐茎, 一年内就能长出数百株草莓苗。 Growing new plants Twins Natural clone Man-made clone Natural clone is one that occurs in nature without human help. Man-made clone is one that is produced through human intervention(介入) . Clone Can you tell the difference between natural clone and man-made clone? Scientists have been cloning animals for many years. The creation of Dolly is the first mammal cloned from the cell of an adult animal. Since Dolly, researchers have cloned a number of large and small animals including sheep, goats, oxen, mice, pigs, cats, rabbits and so on. All these clones were created using nuclear transfer technology（细胞核移植技术）. What animals have been cloned? Questions about cloning 1. How is a clone produced? 2. What benefits can humans gain from cloning? 3. What problems may arise when humans are cloned? 1. How is a clone produced? The cloning of plants is simple and relatively easy. It can be done by taking cuttings (man-made cloning) or letting the plant produce its own runners (natural cloning). The cloning of animals is more complicated. It was not achieved until 1996. 2. What benefits can humans gain from cloning? 1) Medical cloning can help cure serious illnesses that ruin one’s quality of life (such as Parkinson’s disease帕金森氏症or Alzheimer’s disease阿尔茨海默氏症). 2) It can help infertile people have babies. *