【myoutlookonhumancloning紧急!】
myoutlookonhumancloning
紧急!
【myoutlookonhumancloning紧急!】
myoutlookonhumancloning
紧急!
下面是一名学生在学完《全新版大学英语》(上海外语教育出版社)综合教程3第八单元
Cloning后写的作文.
MyViewonHumanCloning
北京刘萌萌
Simon’sRevisedComposition:
Adecadeago,itwasunrealistictocloneahumanbeing.ButallhaschangedsinceasheepnamedDolly,anexactgeneticreplicaofitsmother,wasbornonJuly5,1996.Peopleallovertheworldbegantodiscussthisnewtechnologyseriouslyastheprincipleofhumancloningisthesameasthatofanimalcloning.Fiercedebatearoseovertheprosandconsoftryingtocloneahumanbeing.
Indeed,everyfruitofsciencehasaprospectofwideapplication.Manyproblemsregardinghumanreproductionormedicinemaybesolvedwithhumancloning.Howexcitingitwouldbewhenthelifeofapatientwithamalfunctioningorgancouldbesavedasasuitablereplacementcouldbeeasilygrowninalaboratory.Suchtransplantswouldalsoeliminatetheriskofrejectionbythebodyduetoanimmunereactionastheneworganwouldbecultivatedfromabatchofcellsfromthepatientsthemselves.Andwhatajoyfulthingitwouldbeifacopyofapersoncouldbemadetoovercomeinfertility.
However,alargenumberofpeopleincludingIanWilmut,whocreatedDolly,findhumancloningoffensive.Foronething,thetechnologyisfarfromperfectandtheincidencesofaliveandhealthyclonearefewandfarbetween.Shallwekillofftheoneswithadeformedbodyordefectivebrains?That,I’mafraid,wouldcausecensurefrompeoplewhoholdtotheirreligiousbeliefs.Foranother,evenifthetechnologyisperfected,whocanguaranteenoonewillmisuseitforevilpurposes?
Iagreethattheeviluseofhumancloningwillleadtoverydangerousconsequences.ButIdon’tagreewiththeideaofprohibitingit.Nothingcanstoptheadvancingstepsofscience.Asworldhistoryteachesus,ifonesocietyrejectsanewtechnology,anothersocietywillnot.Ithinkthereisstillalongwaytogotojudgewhethercloninghasmoreadvantagesthandisadvantagesornot.