It took Scottish researchers 277 tries to create Dolly, the first cloned animal. That's 276 deaths. It's just criminal, human experimentation. But the experimentation is going on, and not just by mainstream researchers like Zavos. With at least 50 female members willing to donate eggs and act as surrogate mothers, the Ralians can't be ignored.
Some scientists worry of a possible backlash if a cult produces the first human clone.
Wherever it is going, and whoever gets there first, most scientists agree that someday soon a human clone will be born. They also agree that it won't be the end of the world. It has no other purpose Caplan has a further prediction. Sex turns out to be a lot more fun way to make people than cloning.