For humanity, the fundamental and most general use of technology is to help people solve problems. Over the past few decades, the pace of technological progress has skyrocketed with the emergence of new and innovative discoveries. Much promising research is currently underway, some of which carries high risks despite high rewards. For example, scientists have been cloning cells and tissues for years, and while the idea of ​​cloning another human being may seem fantastical, the possibility is well within reach. However, despite the potential benefits of research, humans must decide whether the benefits of human cloning outweigh the negative consequences of venturing into this gray area of ​​ethics and morality. Mary Shelley explores the consequences of pursuing this forbidden knowledge in her novel Frankenstein, in which her scientist, Victor, creates a replica of human life in an attempt to benefit humanity. However, Victor's plan backfires and his experiment goes horribly wrong. Just as Frankenstein's adventure into the unknown sciences failed, it is entirely likely that our own experiments will do the same and make human cloning an unviable solution to humanity's problems. In Frankenstein, Victor's negative actions cause his creation to turn against him. Although there are currently no rebellions against human creations, cloning still has a negative connotation. The initial controversy surrounding the issue concerned the ethics of using stem cells for research and experiments. To acquire these stem cells, scientists had to extract the cells from human embryos, which would inevitably lead to the destruction of those embryos. James Thomson, a biologist at the University of Wisconsin, said: "If the human embryo is embryonic... middle of article... ook, Gregg. “Embrace human cloning.” Wired 17.10 (2009): 100. EBSCOhost. Database. March 19, 2011. Genetic Sciences Learning Center. “Why clone?.” Learn.Genetics March 21, 2011 Genetics.utah.edu/content/tech/cloning/whyclone/> Ho, Mae-Wan and Joe Cummins. “Why clone humans?.” Institute of Sciences in Society n. page. Internet. March 20, 2011. “The Ethics of Human Cloning.” American Medical Association. Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs of the American Medical Association, 1999. Web. March 19, 2011.-assn.org/ama1/pub/upload/mm/369/report98.pdf>.United States. RAP fact sheet. , 2010. The web. March 20, 2011. .Van Riper, A. Bowdoin. "Cloning." Science in Popular Culture: A Reference Guide. Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood, 2002. ABC-CLIO eBook Collection. Internet. March 20 2011.