Cloned humans

rz30 · 22 Apr 2009 at 00:36

This is spooky stuff, although it can't be new, just the first person to actually do it i think, i can see this getting very bizzarre if it takes off.

A controversial fertility doctor claimed yesterday to have cloned 14 human embryos and transferred 11 of them into the wombs of four women who had been prepared to give birth to cloned babies.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/fertility-expert-i-can-clone-a-human-being-1672095.html

Gackt · 22 Apr 2009 at 00:57

Ugh. That's all I have to say.

Strife212 · 22 Apr 2009 at 00:58

Giving birth to yourself must be interesting...

Greenlizard0 · 22 Apr 2009 at 00:58

Stars Wars army people (what are they called?)!

Amp34 · 22 Apr 2009 at 01:00

Strife212 said:
Giving birth to yourself must be interesting...

What if you had sex with yourself, would that be incest or self pleasure? :eek:

Tefal · 22 Apr 2009 at 01:00

Greenlizard0 said:
Stars Wars army people (what are they called?)!

Stormtroopers?

Is it wrong that my first thought was also "awesome storm troopers!!"

tibbsey · 22 Apr 2009 at 01:42

Tefal said:
Stormtroopers?

Is it wrong that my first thought was also "awesome storm troopers!!"

That or mutant freaks.

Either way you've got an army on your hands

G-MAN2004 · 22 Apr 2009 at 02:48

Greenlizard0 said:
Stars Wars army people (what are they called?)!

Clone troopers.

EffBee · 22 Apr 2009 at 08:22

Remember that natural twins (from the same egg, rather than dissimilar twins from different eggs) are, effectively clones of each other. Isn't this really just a medical procedure to replicate a natural process?

Well, OK, I know it's a bit more complex than this ethically since he is creating embryos from doner skin cells and there is a whole raft of medical and ethical issues. But cut to the chase - if something is technologically possible it will happen somewhaere in the world, legally, illegally or clandestinely.

PaulStat · 22 Apr 2009 at 09:01

If you're a clone, who are your parents? Would your parents be the parents of the person you're cloned from?

Cosimo · 22 Apr 2009 at 09:12

PaulStat said:
If you're a clone, who are your parents?

Clone mun and clone dad.

knowlesy · 22 Apr 2009 at 09:18

scary really scary !!!!!

int · 22 Apr 2009 at 09:21

PaulStat said:
If you're a clone, who are your parents? Would your parents be the parents of the person you're cloned from?

Genetically yes of course, they technically "conceived" you in a manner of speaking.

This process would only be good news if our global population wasn't rapidly spiralling out of control. It's one thing to support people born naturally, it's going to complicate things further if everyone wants clones of their dead relatives :/

Le_Petit_Lapin · 22 Apr 2009 at 09:21

I don't see what all the fuss is about.

int said:
This process would only be good news if our global population wasn't rapidly spiralling out of control. It's one thing to support people born naturally, it's going to complicate things further if everyone wants clones of their dead relatives :/

Why would you want clones of your dead relatives? Seriously, thats just weird. Say I wanted to clone grandma, its just going to be bloody odd watching Grandma MkII as a child.

Colbaker · 22 Apr 2009 at 09:34

I really don't think it is that much of an issue, The clone will only be a physical copy but it will not actually be the person who is cloned, If anything it will be a person in its own right.

If it becomes a regular thing it will make a mockery of the current criminal convictions from DNA evidence.

Although it would be nice to have a spare parts person so then i could live my life to the full knowing that when the excesses break me i can then be repaired

antijoke · 22 Apr 2009 at 09:35

Yes, I want to do my work for me.