Imagine living in a society where, by carrying out a certain process, a perfect genetically identical copy of a biological entity could be produced (Cloning Fact Sheet, 1). This process is called cloning and essentially requires a person's genetic makeup to produce an exact replica. These exact replicas, called clones, can benefit our society in different ways; However, these benefits are not without great controversy and concern. Proponents of cloning suggest that through cloning, humans can enjoy a better quality of life with fewer health problems, including hunger and reproduction. Cloning consists of three different types. Genetic, reproductive and therapeutic cloning are equally valuable in their own right (Cloning Fact Sheet, 1). Depending on the purpose of cloning, any of these three types of cloning methods can produce the same desired result. Those who oppose cloning base their concerns on ethical, social and religious viewpoints. Opponents raise the question of the value of humanism and the uniqueness of a clone. When it comes to cloning, opponents question man's intention to wield his power to produce something so unnatural to a higher power's plan of creation. On February 24, 1997, man expressed his power by successfully creating the first cloned adult mammal, and she became known worldwide as Dolly (McCuen, 10). Dolly became the gateway to many new discoveries to come as the idea of ​​human cloning began to surface publicly. In the human body, there are 31,000 genes organized into 46 chromosomes (Wong, 3). Among these 31,000 genes, scientists say that only one gene is needed to reproduce a desired and intended goal when cloning a human being. With this statement, human cloning is just a piece of paper...may become an ordinary practice in the near future and have its place in history, but it may never truly be considered a victory for humanity. .Works CitedCaulfield, Timothy. “Laws on human cloning, human dignity and the poverty of political dialogue.” BMC Medical Ethics4 (2003): 1-10. “Cloning fact sheet”. National Human Genome Research Institute. (2011): 1-4. Klotzko, Arlene. A clone of yours. Cambridge, New York: Cambridge University Press, 2006. McCuen, Gary. Cloning science and society. Hudson, Wis.: Gary E. McCuen Publications Inc., 1998. Sweat, Rebecca. "Dolly: Send in the Clones". Vision News SummerIssue (2000): 1-2. “Therapeutic versus reproductive cloning”. www.pregnancy-info.net 2011. May 4. 2011. Wong, Dominique. The ABCs of gene cloning. New York, New York: Spring Science & Business Media Inc..., 2006.