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) l5 U* D7 x0 b3 Z( {% T Cloning(克隆)：Future Perfect?# o2 j7 L7 L1 W* i3 h+ t& }
1 A clone is an exact copy of a plant or animal produced from any one cell Since Scottish! |& } d* c7 n0 O1 T+ k l
scientists reported that they had managed to clone a sheep named Dolly in 1997 research into2 X) r9 x' f0 {& |2 X* K' o
cloning has grown rapidly．In May 1998，scientists in Massachusetts managed to create tWO
; y, h+ v+ t1 j identical calves(牛犊)using cloning technology A mouse has also been cloned successfully But
/ C9 u5 s$ i3 K0 I8 O) N5 k the debate over cloning humans really started when Chicago physicist Richard Seed made a; {- _: b: u! D) Z) S8 e9 ~
surprising announcement：“We will have managed to clone a human being within the next two3 i& M6 [4 f6 Q$ Y* S; G W+ A
years，”he told the world．! _) j8 ]) W$ R1 |3 U2 _3 [/ g
2 Seed’s announcement provoked a lot of media attention，most of it negative．In Europe，
0 z6 _: c! U" v% n nineteen nations have already signed an agreement banning human cloning and in the US the: C i- b4 q2 ~( f& k/ A" Q6 i
President announced：“We will be introducing a law to ban au human cloning and many states in
8 O6 Q3 S- r3 c the US will have passed anti—cloning laws by the end of the year”
0 k% z. G3 f* u7 @ 3 Many researchers are not so negative about cloning They are worried that laws banning
* k$ P' C* F# @1 P; n) _ human cloning will threaten important research In March，The New England Journal of Medicine a* Z: r1 c' w9 k; i1 k0 j" J" ^$ o
called any plan to ban research on cloning humans seriously mistaken Many researchers also
& T$ {, X1 M! |5 {7 }. G# n believe that in spite of attempts to ban it，human cloning will have become routine by 20104 M" @- X$ r* l) ^2 W
because it is impossible to stop the progress of science! w1 Z# t! j% j0 D* Q
4 Is there reason to fear that cloning will lead to a nightmare world? The public has been* K$ ?+ b- l! D r7 E0 F9 ^
bombarded(轰炸)with newspaper articles，television shows and films，as well as cartoons．Such
/ L7 S, c |( v: d) s9 T information is often misleading，and makes people wonder what on earth the scientists will be) Y5 a h6 [7 }
doing next．
3 B2 {. r& o% a1 R/ [7 o& n 5 Within the next five to ten years scientists will probably have found a way of cloning# r. i9 [7 k; z: |) R' `2 H
humans．It could be that pretty soon we will be able to choose the person that we want our child
1 L5 Z6 f* f5 s0 G6 y to look like But how would it feel to be a clone among hundreds，the anti-cloners ask Pretty cool，
, v& e, A: y+ o$ q, y5 d answer the pro-cloners (赞成克隆的人)．2 z1 e8 r* [' h: H. m0 w+ P& i
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A Strong Reactions
: _; ]4 ] y) K0 o B Anxiety about the Future of Cloning
" b$ ?7 g* }; a# i C The Right to Choose% M2 l3 ^# q3 @* F' V8 p
D What is Cloning?/ c' _6 b( u( w. q9 }
E Arguments in Favor of Cloning
' L6 K) y( O( s F A Common Sight! t, D- _. V/ ^" ?0 V1 z/ V
27 Richard Seed claimed to be able to clone) W0 e! j; R8 r
28 Richard Seed’s announcement received4 m, |) i4 A0 n0 O2 J
29 The United States will introduce# x8 u% c. W$ j; `$ ?" J
30 Within ten years scientists will probably have
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B cloned human beings4 r5 \; R- l$ f7 r; Q* [# V# }% f
C a human being in two years
3 ^1 x! H2 Z6 P3 c* y D a law to ban human cloning
6 i# [3 U4 B7 F5 { E a report on human cloning8 T, R# g# z) N& d2 H/ k
F heavy media coverage |
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