• Question: can you clone a human?

    Asked by jonahbwhite to Ed, Hayley, Jason, Nathan, Sophie on 18 Mar 2013. This question was also asked by alex11.
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      Hayley Evers-King answered on 18 Mar 2013:

      Cloning is not a simple process, often animals that they have tried to clone are very difficult pregnancies and even if they are born, they often have severe abnormalities. Saying this, we have cloned sheep, which are large and complex animals, so cloning a human could certainly be possible. The greater question is, should we clone a human? As sentient and self aware beings, we have to consider the ethical consequences of this.

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