are found in the DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) of genes found in chromosomes. When she was tested, it was discovered that her telomeres were shorter than other non-cloned sheep her age. However, scientists say that this mistake could be useful for treatment of cancer. By giving cancer cells in the body short telomeres and putting them back into the body, other cancer cells would be infected, and would die quickly. After Dolly, 5 heifer calves were born, with significantly longer telomeres than other calves that werent cloned and of the same age. Another concern with Dolly was that the clone was not entirely from one origin. It is now known that Dolly doesnt carry the entire DNA structure of her mother. The clone could have received fetal cells, resulting in mixed DNA from a female and male, which means that Dolly was just the product of an artificial insemination. At this point, many scientists agree that it could have been a mistake, but other clones have been produced that are true clones, such as: October 3, 1997, Honolulu, created a mouse clone from cumulus cells surrounding an embryo named Cumulina, resulting in 50 clones with a success rate of 50:1 by July 1998; cloned monkeys at Oregon, March 1997, with possible success chances with humans; and others that you can find in the news nowadays. Along with these scientific arguments, many people also have moral issues.Moral issues play a big part in the ongoing battle over cloning. Under some main religions, arguments rise that the creation of life is against the will of God, and that humans shouldnt have this power because its unnatural, and it shouldnt be abused. However, some cloning scientists counter that in some religious texts, human is portrayed as a sort of co-creator with the Supreme. A certain group, led by Rael (formerly known as Claude Vorilhorn and president of Clonaid), claim that he was visited by aliens in 1973 who said they created life by cloning their ...
