Cloning and Genetic Engineering

The idea of cloning human beings through technological means has been a popular topic of science-fiction novels and movies throughout the decades. The benefits and implications of man creating man have long fascinated, and stupefied, humanity. However, with recent advancements in cloning technology, replicating humans may not remain just an element of sci-fi much longer. As scientists race down the cloning road without guidelines only formerly traveled by fiction writers, what impact will cloning have …

…that as long as there is scientific reward and potential profit, the race to clone humans may never slow down. Whether cloning will eventually harm or help society, only the future knows. In the meantime, Humanity needs to question exactly what advances have lead to this point in cloning research, what are the pros and cons of cloning a human, what are the religious views, and why does research still continue at an alarming rate?