The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks By Rebecca Skloot

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English Research Project January 21,2015

Cloning is a topic discussed by many people. Cloning is controversial because there are both good and bad things about it. There are issues with the technology used in cloning. There are also scientists cloning embryos, animals, etc for research when that is not allowed. Cloning is tied to the story The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot, because it was mentioned in one of the chapters. It was when the scientist showed Henrietta’s children what they do to her cells. They keep them frozen to preserve the cells. He also showed them how her cells self-clone. The topic of cloning is a negative thing for several reasons due to its impacts on embryos and

However, over time, many of these "scary" new technologies have proven to be good and useful. Even if everyone does not see them as good or useful, those technologies often become a generally accepted part of life upon which people come to depend”(Human Cloning). Most people would get enraged about new technology surfacing, such as cloning. But, they can be known to be helpful and not so bad. Cloning can also eventually be very dependable and acceptable. There is the chance that cloning may be able to better how humans live. “ Will it produce more good than harm or vice versa? This is true of cloning as well. Cloning is by no means the first technology that has been widely debated. It is, however, among the first to be so controversial before it is even possible to achieve. There are many arguments in support of human cloning. Some are fairly easy to accept, such as elimination of genetic disease”(Human Cloning). With the technology of cloning, the percentages of disease could reduce. That also includes genetic issues could be solved as well. Cloning has been said to give therapeutic support when making new cures. According to Johnathan Morris, cloning may offer the potential