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In the past cloning was mostly known by readers of science fiction novels or by science fiction movie watcher. But in recent decades cloning became a reality. The beginning of this science occurs in the 70’s, major advances were made and cloning became a more practical science (source).
The event that made cloning, as a real science for people around the world was the cloning of the first mammal, Dolly the sheep in 1997. This cloning was the most complicated cloning ever made. Dolly was born in 1996 after having been successfully cloned at the Roslin Institute in Scotland by the scientists Keith Campbell and Ian Wilmut (The University of Utah). Her existence was not announced to the world until March 1997 in the science journal. If the group of searcher decided to keep the secret for one year it is because they would ensure that Dolly would stay alive. But also it traduces a fear. They wear frightened by the reaction of different government, the scientist and the people opinion about this major event.
Although, as it is said before, human cloning is the subject of many science fiction novels and movies. Until now, nobody can claim that a human clone is born. There is no credible record of it ever having been successfully executed. One of the most widely known reports of human cloning is that of Clonaid and its supposed clone Eve born in 2002. Besides Eve, Clonaid claimed to have cloned 12 other people. These cases are not credible though since Clonaid would not agree to a DNA test between mother and child. Clonaid was established by a religious group called the Raelians in February 1997 (Clonaid).
The founder of the religious group, Claude Vorilhon or “Rael”, claims that the Raelian movement and Clonaid are “very different”; he cannot support any claims that Clonaid has made. Clonaid call themselves “pioneers in human cloning” and they claim their success rate in cloning is the same as other reproductive assisted techniques (Clonaid).
Clonaid may feel...