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Ye Shall Be As Gods? - Class 3, Period 3
"Today's topic," she said with a faint smile, once everyone had taken their seats, "is cloning." The weekend might have given her the idea to talk about this now, yes. Not that Juli had found the radio to be highly amusing or anything. And she was terribly grateful that she’d been spared any strangeness while it had been happening.
"Specifically, I want to discuss human cloning. Cloning is creating, essentially, an exact genetic replica of a human being or part thereof. In this world, at this time, full human cloning - that is, the creation of a living human being, is impossible." Juli might have been amused by this. "I am sure, quite sure, that this is not the case for all of you. In my universe cloning is quite possible."
"How many of you have heard stories about 'evil' twins? There is some truth in those when it comes to cloning. You cannot, and I repeat, cannot clone someone's personality from a purely genetic standpoint. A clone will be an exact physical replica - but variations in the upbringing can produce significantly different people despite them starting as the 'same'. Just because someone can be created to look like you, does not mean they will act like you.” Leaning against the front of the desk, Juli crossed her hands neatly over her stomach and tried not to look too amused. “No one can say exactly why any of us turn out the way we do."
"With that in mind," she continued on, glancing at each of her students for a few seconds before moving on to the next, "I'd like the class to discuss why would anyone want to clone someone when there is no guarantee of them turning out to be the person you wanted. What would be a positive side to cloning? A negative? If cloning was wide-spread what sort of an affect do you think it would have on the world over time?"
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"Specifically, I want to discuss human cloning. Cloning is creating, essentially, an exact genetic replica of a human being or part thereof. In this world, at this time, full human cloning - that is, the creation of a living human being, is impossible." Juli might have been amused by this. "I am sure, quite sure, that this is not the case for all of you. In my universe cloning is quite possible."
"How many of you have heard stories about 'evil' twins? There is some truth in those when it comes to cloning. You cannot, and I repeat, cannot clone someone's personality from a purely genetic standpoint. A clone will be an exact physical replica - but variations in the upbringing can produce significantly different people despite them starting as the 'same'. Just because someone can be created to look like you, does not mean they will act like you.” Leaning against the front of the desk, Juli crossed her hands neatly over her stomach and tried not to look too amused. “No one can say exactly why any of us turn out the way we do."
"With that in mind," she continued on, glancing at each of her students for a few seconds before moving on to the next, "I'd like the class to discuss why would anyone want to clone someone when there is no guarantee of them turning out to be the person you wanted. What would be a positive side to cloning? A negative? If cloning was wide-spread what sort of an affect do you think it would have on the world over time?"
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