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Have you ever realized how much we use technology? Not only has it enhanced our lives, but it has also brought forth new job opportunities in the past few years. Right now you are experiencing the joys of technology yourself while on Whyville, or while you are watching the television or on the telephone with one of your friends. Besides, what would we ever do without it?
We live in a generation that is immune to these new developments, and by new -- I mean it. It was only in the past few decades that we have broken the true boundaries of technology. Think about it. Several years ago, there was no such thing as a cordless telephone, a computer, or a DVD player. Now we have all that and more.
But how far are we really taking this?
Let us go one step further and discuss technology infused with science. Specifically, I would like to speak on the topic of cloning. It has grown rapidly in the past few years with the discoveries of new knowledge and enhancements in the technology that we use. In February of 1997, a group of Scottish researchers cloned the first animal, a sheep by the name of Dolly. Since then, scientists have worked desperately to break the barriers and explore uncharted territory.
Have you heard that research is underway regarding the cloning of human beings? Supermodels could be the breeding ground for a whole new career in cloning, being used to create hundreds of offspring identical and as "perfect" as them. People have been donating their reproductive organs in hopes of making money off this process. Is it just me, or do people search for moneymaking opportunities everywhere?
Science and technology have even gone as far as being able to clone people without them knowing. Only a piece of DNA from either saliva or blood could do the trick. But let us not stop there. You can also clone the dead as long as living cells have been kept in culture, taken when the individual was alive or frozen in an appropriate manner.
Do you think that cloning will soon people the wave of the future? Do you agree with it, or do you see it as unethical or immoral? Is it right for people to sell their cells in hopes of receiving money for cloning purposes?
I have tried to strictly make this an information piece, so I did not add in my personal opinion. However, perhaps it is something you should think about, because where do you think we will be in the next few years? We depend so much on technological advancements now; will we be the same in the future? Will we ever be satisfied with what we have, or will we always be ???secularists??? and long for something more?
If you would like more news on this topic, visit the website http://www.globalchange.com/clonech.htm. This is where I got my information for my article; it also includes some reasons why we should (and why we shouldn???t) clone or resort to cloning in the future. As well, it contains more statistics and actual dates of when recent advancements have taken place, if you are interested in reading further.
Send in your comments to the Times. It would be interesting to see where everyone fits on this subject matter.
Truly Madly Deeply,
-TIKE
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