he same DNA as the personfrom which it was cloned. It shares none of the same memories, knows none of the samepeople, and it will experience completely different things. The clone is like a muchyounger identical twin. The person and the clone of the person share the same geneticstructure, which means the clone will look exactly like the original. Studies have shownthat identical twins who are raised apart often share similar personalities and intelligence,even though possessed of entirely different experience and background."( )One important reason to continue cloning research is that it could provide a wayfor infertile couples or homosexual couples with a way to create a genetically relatedchild. There are many couples in the world of which one of the partners is unable tonaturally donate his/her genes for the purpose of procreation. Only through cloningtechnology will they be able to give birth to a child that is related to them genetically.Ensuring that the family genes are passed on to future generations might be moreappealing to parents than adoption or using sperm and eggs from an unrelated donor. Inlate 1997 Richard Seed announced that he would attempt to create a child using cloningtechnology, and his post menopausal wife would be carrying the child. Seed, with nomedical credentials or funding, is not expected to succeed.It is possible to create a full human being by cloning, but the clone does not haveto develop into a full human. Inhibitors can be injected into a growing clone so that onlycertain organs will be produced. This process does not require a mother to carry the childfor nine months and can be done in a laboratory petri dish. This gives doctors a way tocreate "spare parts" to be used in transplants. The major problems with transplants todayare organ rejections; it is important to find a donor that matches certain criteria so thatthe immune system does not destroy the organ. For example, a liver can be g...
