Monday, August 3, 1998 Speaks Out
Dolly the sheep now has three little friends, as scientists have
recently cloned three generations of the same mouse. What impact
will future advances in cloning technology have on humans? Are such
advances ethical?
"I think the only positive outcome from cloning research would
be to regenerate human limbs for prosthetic patients. But if they
decide to clone human beings as a whole, I think that’s very
unethical  that’s like playing God."
Thomas Bae
Fifth Year,
Biology/East Asian Studies
"I think cloning is definitely a bad thing. Maybe it’s a good
thing to know about, but it’s so powerful that it could fall into
the wrong hands and be used for bad things. I don’t think it’s
right to clone humans, but I’m sure they’re already doing it; they
probably just won’t talk about it."
Jennifer Barry
Fourth Year,
Biology
"I think cloning’s unnatural, and I don’t think we should be
doing it. I think it will have a negative effect on the environment
as far as overpopulation and starving people, and now they want to
create more people and clone people. Technology has gone so far,
it’s like we’re trying to destroy ourselves. For every advancement,
there’s also a negative side."
Natasha Denosthene
Fourth Year,
Sociology
"I think that eventually the possibilities involving humans will
become a reality. It could get to the extent of cloning humans and
creating Å’superhumans.’ I hope that there will be some
worldwide organization to make regulations regarding what can be
done. It’s kind of scary."
Becky Gebhardt
Second Year,
Undeclared
"I think that scientists are going to be pretty careful Â
they know what they’re getting into. I think cloning’s ethical; if
we have the abilities to do it, we have the right to do it.
Scientists have come this far, I think they’ve earned that
privilege."
Oliver Kendall
Third Year,
Biology
"I’m sure that they’ve already cloned human beings by now. It
really depends on how cloning is used. Technology is neither
positive or negative, it’s just how it’s implemented. It’s kind of
scary to think that human beings can be duplicated, though."
Chad Williams
Alumnus,
History/African-American Studies