高中英语课件：Theperfectcopy3.pptx

Theperfectcopy;Step1Skimmingthetext;;Scientistshaveannouncedthattheyhaveclonedthefirsthumanembryo.Thishascausedmuchdebateroundtheworld.Ontheonehand,somescientistspointoutthatifyoucloneanembryo,youcanproducevaluablehumantissues---suchasboneorlungtissue---thatcouldbeusedtosavehumanlives.Ontheotherhand,manypeople,includingsomescientists,disagreeandareafriadthat,ifmankindtoyswithnatureinthisway,wemaybeonourwaytoproducingareal-lifeFrankensteinsmonster.

CloningisProducinganexactcopyofaplantorananimalusingitscells.ThefirstmammaltobeclonedsuccessfullyfromanadultcellwasDollythesheep.Shewasbornin1996anddiedinearly2003,atamuchyoungeragethannormal.Whenshewasborn,manypeoplewereworriedthatcloningwouldleadtomorediseasesintheanimalworld.However,ingeneralthescientistswerepraisedfortheirwonderfulscientificadvance.

IanWilmut,theScottishscientistwhocreatedDolly,isshockedthatsomescientistsarenowconsideringcloninghumanbeings.Althoughheresearchescloning,hisintentionhasneverbeentocreatecopiesofhumans.Instead,hethinksresearcheffortsshouldconcentrateoncreatingnewtissuesandorgansthatcanbeusedtocurediseaseslikecancer.However,somepeoplebelievethatcloninghumanembryoswiththeintentionofdestroyingthemshowsnorespectforhumanlife.

Eventhoughhumancloningiscausingalotofanxiety,itisgoodnewsforFayewilson,a41-year-oldsaleswomanwhocannothaveababy.Iamanxioustohaveachildofmyown,shesays.Idontwanttoadoptsomeoneelseschild--ifIhadthechance,Iwouldhaveaclonedbabyrightnow.

Whilecloninghumanembryosisnotlegalinmanycountries,somescientistsarealreadypushingaheadwithresearchinordertoproduceaclonedhumanbabySeverinoAntinori,anItalianphysician,hasdeclaredthathewantstobethefirsttoclonea