imal breeding to eliminating any undesirable genes in humans. Scientists are also pondering the idea of cloning endangered species to increase their population. The possibilities are endless. However, scientists are doing much of the research to benefit human life. Agriculture may benefit greatly from cloning research. Livestock breeders could utilize the cloning techniques to produce more consistent products. For example, a cow that has very tasty meat could be cloned so that a farmer or corporation would have a whole herd that produces very tasty meat. Therefore, a more consistent product might stabilize prices farmers receive for their meat, which would benefit small farms. This type of benefit could be extended to most livestock. It might be possible that animals could carry out genetic alterations that could remove some hereditary human diseases. These animals would then produce human proteins in milk. "Cloning could also improve the agricultural industry as the technique of nuclear transfer improves, livestock can produce biological proteins helping people who have diseases including diabetes, Parkinson's, and Cystic Fibrosis" (Kolata). Cloning could offer a means of curing diseases or offer a technique that could provide healthy organs and tissues for people who need them. "An elderly man develops macular degeneration, a disease that destroys vision. To bolster his failing eyesight, he receives a transplant of healthy retinal tissue - cloned from his own cells and cultivated in a lab dish"(Nash). Or, "a baby girl is born free of the gene that causes Tay-Sachs disease, even though both her parents are carriers. The reason? In the embryonic cell from which she was cloned, the flawed gene was replaced with normal DNA" (Nash). Cloning could offer new hope for couples who aren't able to have children. Also cloning could provide a new alternative for single women who would like to have children. Some scientists are already explorin...
