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Unit 8 Section ALegal and Moral Implications of CloningAIR FORCE UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING AND RESEARCH PRESS Lead-inOur topic today is “Cloning”. Cloning, as its name implies, is the genetic term for producing an exact copy of an animal or plant by developing artificially a cell from it. But the birth of Dolly, a mammal clone, is like setting the cat among the pigeons. Background InformationDolly: Dolly (July 5, 1996 – February 14, 2003) , a ewe, was the first mammal to have been successfully cloned from an adult cell. She was cloned at the Roslin Institute in the United Kingdom and lived there until her death when she was 6. Idaho Gem The worlds first cloned mule, was born on May 4. He is an identical genetic copy of his brother, a champion racing mule called Taz, and the first clone to be born in the equine family.CcThe worlds first cloned kitten, named Cc. It was created by scientists in Texas using a cell taken from an adult tortoiseshell female (see next picture). The photo, taken on December 22 2001 when the kitten was seven weeks old, was made public in February 2002.Noel, Angel, Star, Joy, MaryFive cloned piglets, born in Virginia, USA on March 5 2000. The worlds first cloned piglets were produced by PPL Therapeutics from an adult sow using a slightly different technique from the one that produced Dolly.Background information How is a cloned baby born?DNA donor3. What’s the difference?The combination of genes is a fundamental basis for human variation anddiversity. All of the cloned childs genes would come from a ________. The child would be a genetic duplicate of that existingdonor.DNA donorDiscussionWhy did the birth of Dolly become the focus of world opinion? TipsBecause it stood for a big breakthrough in the genetic engineering;Because it became possible to clone human beings;Because it was a deformed product of science;DiscussionWhat are the pros and cons of cloning? ReferencesPROS:Produce animals with desirable traits.