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Cloning is of huge significance in its own right but as Polly already demonstrates, it is even more important when combined with the other two great modern biotechnologies, genetic engineering (or recombinant DNA technology), and genomics.
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Cloning is of huge significance in its own right but as Polly already demonstrates, it is even more important when combined with the other two great modern biotechnologies, genetic engineering (or recombinant DNA technology), and genomics (the craft and science of identifying genes; see Human Genome Project). Together, the promise of this trio of biotechnologies is enormous. Within the next few decades they should make it possible to cure (or at least effectively to treat) genetic disorders such as cystic fibrosis or sickle-cell anaemia, or repair tissue damage in conditions as diverse as diabetes or Parkinson's disease. Even more than this, these new biotechnologies offer new ways to research the function of cells and this will put human biology, and hence all medicine, on to a higher plane. Yet, many have expressed concerns that these powerful biotechnologies could be taken too far. Cloning of human babies is certainly feasible and many...
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