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First Cloned Human Embryo
Human cloning, or at least the production of human embryos, is no longer hypothetical; a company called Advanced Cell Technology claims to have successfully done just that. DivideX0 writes: "The Scientific American has this article. Note the research was conducted in the U.S. although there are bills pending in Washington that will ban this research." There's also a story at MSNBC. Update: 11/25 16:07 GMT by T : Here's ACT's press release as well.
put on this stuff for a while until some proper legislation can happen.
It'll be a lot harder to fix all the legal and moral problems if they just start going ahead and cloning/selecting embryos as much as they like.
What are the politicians waiting for? Some massive backlash? They have to stop this stuff right *now* and stop and think about the moral implications of what is being done, and legislate for it.
That's exactly my point, the ends do not justify the means. We are tampering with human life. So, when we clone an embryo that is not right we just throw it away... right. Well this is my problem.
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Suppose their research costs were around $10M or so..name the price. It doesn't matter.
Does that mean the cloned person is only worth $10M?
How much am I worth?
How much are you worth?
Can I buy a clone for $10M? If so, what can I do with it? It's mine, right? I bought it. Can I make it work dangerous jobs for me? Like operating a nuclear reactor? I bought it. It's mine. Why pay a human to do that job, when I can buy a clone to do it. Then I don't have to mess with insurance or lawsuits or worker's comp....
Oh yeah - do they come with black skin? I don't currently have a nuclear reactor, but I do have 125 acres of prime kentucky farmland where I could grow some kickass cotton. If they came with black skin they wouldn't sunburn so bad, and I could get more work of out each unit.