Key Purpose: The purpose of this article is to show people the growing possibilites of cloning crops
Key Ideas:
- With Clonal Reproduction farmers and others do not have to gamble on sexual reproduction
- Work from scientists in France and Austria has made it possible for the creation of stable new mutant crops.
- With clonal reproduction farmers can clone their most successful livestock and crops.
- This process occurs when scientists change the process of mitosis to meiosis in the organism's cells.
- The process above can also minimize the chance of genetic diversity.
Key Conclusion:
I am really interested what may be possible with the concept of cloning, something that I would like to see continued. There are two main problems. First, the Catholic Church frowns upon the concept. The church believes that we are tampering with God’s creation. I think that God gave us this gift to learn to enhance the world. By cloning plants, scientists could help millions of people with world hunger. The second problem is that we are just not there yet. It will probably take many years to be able to clone something. I feel this way about astronomy. Everything is out there but we are not technological enough to explore it, as much as I would want to. Everything that is a part of science is mystery, this is what frustrates me, but also what makes me love it.
"Cloned Crops Closer To Being Realized." Science Daily: News & Articles in Science, Health, Environment & Technology. Web. 15 May 2010. .
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