Unit 15Unit 15Text I Text I

Dolly’s False LegacyDolly’s False Legacy

Pre-reading Questions Pre-reading Questions 1) 1) Do you know anything about Dolly, the Do you know anything about Dolly, the

first sheep ever cloned in history?first sheep ever cloned in history?

2) 2) What do you know about cloning technWhat do you know about cloning technique?ique?

Cloning techniques are laboratory procCloning techniques are laboratory processes used to produce offspring that are esses used to produce offspring that are genetically identical to the donor parent.genetically identical to the donor parent.

About DollyAbout Dolly In 1996, Dolly, who was In 1996, Dolly, who was

named after the countrnamed after the country singer Dolly Parton, wy singer Dolly Parton, was cloned at the Roslin Ias cloned at the Roslin Institute near Edinburgh nstitute near Edinburgh in Scotland. She was the in Scotland. She was the first mammal to be clonfirst mammal to be cloned using an adult cell fred using an adult cell from a mammary gland, om a mammary gland, and was praised as a sciand was praised as a scientific phenomenon in entific phenomenon in headlines worldwide. headlines worldwide.

Structural AnalysisStructural Analysis Part I (paragraph 1):Part I (paragraph 1):

serves as the introduction of the serves as the introduction of the topic of cloning and the thesis of the topic of cloning and the thesis of the essay, i.e. it is impossible to apply essay, i.e. it is impossible to apply cloning to humans, today at least.cloning to humans, today at least.

Part II (paragraphs 2-12):Part II (paragraphs 2-12): argues against the currently discussed argues against the currently discussed

practicality of applying the cloning tecpracticality of applying the cloning technique to humans from technical, ethihnique to humans from technical, ethical and legal perspectives.cal and legal perspectives.

Part III (paragraph 13):Part III (paragraph 13): concludes the essay by restating the thconcludes the essay by restating the th

esis that cloning technique must be usesis that cloning technique must be used cautiouslyed cautiously

Paraphrase 1Paraphrase 1 Distressing enough for those working wDistressing enough for those working w

ith animals, these failure rates surely reith animals, these failure rates surely render unthinkable the notion of applyinnder unthinkable the notion of applying such treatment to humans.g such treatment to humans.

The much greater incidence of death aThe much greater incidence of death among cloned fetuses and offspring than mong cloned fetuses and offspring than among their natural counterparts makeamong their natural counterparts makes it impossible to use the technique to cls it impossible to use the technique to clone humans, and this is rather upsettinone humans, and this is rather upsetting for those working with animal cloning.g for those working with animal cloning.

Paraphrase 2Paraphrase 2 … … I find it helpful to consider what miI find it helpful to consider what mi

ght have happened in my own marriagght have happened in my own marriage if a copy of me had been made to ovee if a copy of me had been made to overcome infertility.rcome infertility.

Imagine what might have happened in Imagine what might have happened in our life if my wife or I were sterile and,our life if my wife or I were sterile and, to settle the problem of infertility, I ha to settle the problem of infertility, I had myself cloned. This imaginary examd myself cloned. This imaginary example helps to support my point.ple helps to support my point.

Paraphrase 3Paraphrase 3 Because there is no form of infertility tBecause there is no form of infertility t

hat could be overcome only by cloning,hat could be overcome only by cloning, I do not find these proposals acceptab I do not find these proposals acceptable.le.

Because the issue of infertility cannot Because the issue of infertility cannot be solved by cloning only, I find these be solved by cloning only, I find these proposals unacceptable.proposals unacceptable.

Paraphrase 4Paraphrase 4 It is not yet know whether aging is revIt is not yet know whether aging is rev

ersed during cloning or if the clone’s ersed during cloning or if the clone’s natural life is shortened by the years itnatural life is shortened by the years its parent already lived.s parent already lived.

It is not yet know whether the clock of It is not yet know whether the clock of age is turned in the opposite direction age is turned in the opposite direction during cloning or whether the years of during cloning or whether the years of its parent will be deducted from its life its parent will be deducted from its life expectancy.expectancy.

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DictationDictation A world in which cloning is commonA world in which cloning is common

place confounds every human relationplace confounds every human relationship, often in ways most clients haveship, often in ways most clients haven’t considered. If a woman gives birtn’t considered. If a woman gives birth to her own clone, is the child her dauh to her own clone, is the child her daughter or her sister? ghter or her sister?

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ows up to be the spitting image of her ows up to be the spitting image of her mother. What impact will that have on mother. What impact will that have on the relationship between the father anthe relationship between the father and that child?” d that child?”

DictationDictation If infertile couples look elsewhere for tIf infertile couples look elsewhere for t

heir DNA, what values govern that choheir DNA, what values govern that choice? Through that door lies unsettling ice? Through that door lies unsettling debate about designer babies. Some scdebate about designer babies. Some scientists say they’re ready to start duplientists say they’re ready to start duplicating human beings. But do you reallicating human beings. But do you really want them to?y want them to?

The end!The end!