many other serious ethical concerns have been identified, which require much more widespread and careful public deliberation before this technology may be used. The report was testament to the fact of Americas fear of an unknown and mysterious technology. While clonings role in United States law has still not been determined, the government has allowed research into it. Cloning is most definitely a something that needs to be researched further. From increased agricultural production to saving a human life to increasing a standard of living, the possible benefits of what cloning can do for the Human race are limitless.For years, the agriculture industrys main purpose has been to feed the world. Now, through cloning, its purpose may change to benefit society in more ways than one. In 1994, a bovine growth hormone known as BST (bovine somatotropin) became available to farmers. The hormone, which is made naturally in the bodies of cattle, was synthetically manufactured in order to boost growth in calves and increase the milk yield of mature dairy cows by 20 percent. (Grace 100). Although feared by many consumers, the genetically engineered hormone was approved and advocated by FDA commissioner David Kessler, who stated, [BST] has been one of the most extensively studied animal drugs products to be reviewed by the agency. The public can be confident that milk and meat from BST-treated cows is safe to consumers (Grace 101). The benefits of genetic engineering on animals are not limited simply to hormonal boosts. Eventually, farmers will be able to breed livestock to have certain desirable traits such as disease resistance, lean bodies and increased milk production. This will, in turn, reduce the costs of vaccination, hormones, and drugs, (Torr 25) says David A. Christopher, an associate professor in the Department of Plant Molecular Physiology and Molecular Biosystems Engineering at the University of Hawaii. Cloning could also b...
