The possibility of cloning humans raises both questions and misconceptions about the purpose of cloning T he history of human evolution has shown time and time again that science moves faster than ethics.
Scientists make new discoveries years before people are ready to accept their ethical consequences.
The world was reminded of this Feb. 22 when Scottish scientist Ian Wilmut made his now-famous announcement that he had successfully cloned a sheep. Suddenly the world was forced to deal with the reality that cloning is no longer a dream out of a science fiction movie. It is a reality. The actualization of cloning has opened the way to some weird possibilities. Obviously, the one most people are concerned with is the possibility that scientists will try to clone a human being.