Animal studies on reproductive cloning show a high incidence of fetal disorders and spontaneous abortions, and malformation and death among newborns. There is no reason to suppose that the outcome would be different in humans,” says May. The birth of Dolly the sheep in 1996, cloned from a cell from the mammary gland of another sheep, raised hopes of growing heart or nervous tissue to treat coro...

Mammalian embryo biotechnology with multiple applications in reproductive and therapeutic medicine has been summarized in this review article. Risk factors at the molecular, genetic and chromosomal level that profoundly influence the outcome of reproductive cloning have been included for serious considerations. Interspecies embryo cloning has turned out to be a unique bioassay to reveal the emb...

BACKGROUND Extant surveys of people's attitudes towards human reproductive cloning focus on moral judgements alone, not emotional reactions or sentiments. This is especially important given that some (especially Leon Kass) have argued against such cloning on the ground that it engenders widespread negative emotions, like disgust, that provide a moral guide. OBJECTIVE To provide some data on e...

apparently healthy human clone, however, would deflate the criticism of cloning scientists including Ian Wilmut and Rudolf Jaenisch, who extrapolate from the animal experiments that the risk for the cloned baby would be unacceptably high. On the contrary, if failed attempts at reproductive cloning became public, there could possibly be an enormous political backlash which might also affect anim...

Cloning in all of its aspects has captured the imagination of scientists and the general public alike; the issue has engendered considerable controversy and violently opposing opinions. As witnessed during recent hearings held by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), the safety of human reproductive cloning, not to mention the legal, moral, ethical, or theological implications, can provoke ra...

Recent advances in genomics and biotechnology have ushered in a new era in health development. Therapeutic cloning possesses enormous potential for revolutionizing medical and therapeutic techniques. Cloning technology, however, is perceived as having the potential for reproductive cloning, which raises serious ethical and moral concerns. It is important that the Islamic countries come to a con...