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sim_flex_x · 11-12-2003, 03:50 PM

first of all,Omzagro, you're a dumb ass
now that i have that out of the way...

IF (that's a big if) cloning humans ever becomes legal, they're going to have to study the process for many years before it becomes "open to the public." Even then, (now i could be wrong) but i doubt they're going to let just any random person with a ton of cash walk in and make a clone of themself.
One of the main reasons people want to be cloned is because they are infertile and want to be able to have children. The in vito fertilization process that is currently the most commonly used fertilization method for these couples ranges from about $7,000-10,000 per attempt, and there is only a 29% chance of success. Cloning humans, should this become legal, will most likely be a tad bit more expensive than this, with an even smaller success rate. Right now, cloning mammals is more successful than it used to be, but not by much, and not by enough that it shows we're ready to move onto humans. Dolly, the famous sheep, was the first success after 276 failures. I'm not a math major, but I do believe that's about a .36% chance of success. In more recent years, a kitten named Carbon Copy was cloned, it was the first success after 86 attempts. Success rate: 1.16% those are tiny numbers.

I don't know the genetic make up of sheep or even humans for that matter, but I do know we're different, and most of the sources I found for my speech are concerned about cloning humans because they fear the process will be much more difficult to do.

Point: scientifically, we're no where near ready to successfully clone a human

and i could go on about all the other aspects of the topic, but i need to get back to working on my speech [img]smile.gif[/img]

[ November 12, 2003, 01:01 PM: Message edited by: sim_flex_x ]

11-12-2003, 03:50 PM	#15 (permalink)
sim_flex_x Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: St. Pete Posts: 690 Internets: 10	first of all,Omzagro, you're a dumb ass now that i have that out of the way... IF (that's a big if) cloning humans ever becomes legal, they're going to have to study the process for many years before it becomes "open to the public." Even then, (now i could be wrong) but i doubt they're going to let just any random person with a ton of cash walk in and make a clone of themself. One of the main reasons people want to be cloned is because they are infertile and want to be able to have children. The in vito fertilization process that is currently the most commonly used fertilization method for these couples ranges from about $7,000-10,000 per attempt, and there is only a 29% chance of success. Cloning humans, should this become legal, will most likely be a tad bit more expensive than this, with an even smaller success rate. Right now, cloning mammals is more successful than it used to be, but not by much, and not by enough that it shows we're ready to move onto humans. Dolly, the famous sheep, was the first success after 276 failures. I'm not a math major, but I do believe that's about a .36% chance of success. In more recent years, a kitten named Carbon Copy was cloned, it was the first success after 86 attempts. Success rate: 1.16% those are tiny numbers. I don't know the genetic make up of sheep or even humans for that matter, but I do know we're different, and most of the sources I found for my speech are concerned about cloning humans because they fear the process will be much more difficult to do. Point: scientifically, we're no where near ready to successfully clone a human and i could go on about all the other aspects of the topic, but i need to get back to working on my speech [img]smile.gif[/img] [ November 12, 2003, 01:01 PM: Message edited by: sim_flex_x ]