Human Cloning: Is it biological PLAGIARISM?
A governmental Subcommittee on the Ethical Issues of Human Cloning has asked that you help shed some light on the technological challenges and ethical dilemmas regarding human cloning. Government aides have compiled a list of questions which they wanted answered at a meeting with the President and presidential aides. Answer each question on your list as accurately as you can.
Your Tasks:
Your Tasks:
- Choose your team for the four choices I have. Review the questions you must answer for your team.
- Read article, “Primer on Ethics and Human Cloning.” Answer the article review questions when you have finished.
- Start your research, answer your questions, collect pictures. Use your Web Site Evaluation Checklist and Web Site Evaluation Guidelines to check to make sure your websites are good.
- Log into Prezi, www.prezi.com, to start your classroom presentation.
"primer on ethics and human cloning"
website evaluation checklist
Site/Web Page Name:
Site/Web Page URL:
For each questions mark whether it is Yes, Somewhat, or No
1. Does this site/page present both sides of the issue? Why/Why not?
2. Does this site/page have an obvious bias to one viewpoint? If so, is it appropriately presented?
3. Are sound bodies of research used to bolster its stand on the issue? List some of them:
4. Is the information presented in a vlear, easy-to-read fashion? Why/why not?
5. Has the information been written by a qualified author or organization? Describe the qualifications:
6. Is there a date to tell you when the information was written?
Site/Web Page URL:
For each questions mark whether it is Yes, Somewhat, or No
1. Does this site/page present both sides of the issue? Why/Why not?
2. Does this site/page have an obvious bias to one viewpoint? If so, is it appropriately presented?
3. Are sound bodies of research used to bolster its stand on the issue? List some of them:
4. Is the information presented in a vlear, easy-to-read fashion? Why/why not?
5. Has the information been written by a qualified author or organization? Describe the qualifications:
6. Is there a date to tell you when the information was written?
different teams
*TEAM NAME: BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVISEMENT
Your team’s questions/tasks are:
*TEAM NAME: GENOME ADVISEMENT
Your team’s questions/tasks are:
*TEAM NAME: DNA REPLICATION ADVISEMENT
Your team’s questions/tasks are:
*TEAM NAME: NUCLEOTIDE ADVISEMENT
Your team’s questions/tasks are:
Your team’s questions/tasks are:
- How are organisms cloned?
- What impact do you foresee cloning having on science and society?
- Discuss advantages and/or benefits that would be possible with the use of cloning.
- Describe a process for cloning a human.
- Are organisms classified as asexual reproducers already cloning themselves?
*TEAM NAME: GENOME ADVISEMENT
Your team’s questions/tasks are:
- How are organisms cloned?
- Has a human clone already been created?
- Compile a list of possible uses and consequences of human cloning.
- Citing your research, what are the greatest ethical and moral considerations of cloning?
- Describe some of the portrayals of human cloning in media (movies, novels, TV, etc.). What effect might these portrayals have on public opinion?
*TEAM NAME: DNA REPLICATION ADVISEMENT
Your team’s questions/tasks are:
- How are organisms cloned?
- Do you believe that long term cloning would impact the evolutionary process? Why?
- What is the most complex organism cloned by scientists to date? What was the procedure?
- List disadvantages of human cloning.
- How are the genes passed to a clone similar to or different from a natural offspring?
*TEAM NAME: NUCLEOTIDE ADVISEMENT
Your team’s questions/tasks are:
- How are organisms cloned?
- Do scientists have the capability to clone humans?
- Do you foresee major government funding for human cloning research? Why/Why not?
- Why do you believe there is such emotional polarity on the cloning issue?
- Citing your research, what are the greatest ethical and moral considerations of cloning?