What are some of the benefits of cloning humans?

[BigToquex]

Is there any real benefit other than being able to say that we CAN do it?

 

[Anubis]

not really

 

[Howard]

You're joking, right?

 

[Nocturnal]

If you were to clone yourself... and your other half were to die, hopefully you would be able to live on etc etc.

Kinda like the Seventh Day.

 

[chiwawa626]

You can make your clones do yardwork, homework, and chores while you sip lemonade and roam on anandtech

 

[Shawn]

Spare parts.






:Q

 

[Trevelyan]

If someone gets sick, we just cut up our clone and take what we want... I don't see a problem with that.

oh wait, whoops... I forgot about the soul.

 

[Corporate Thug]

i think the most ethical thing would be cloning organs. it's a compromise between full fuman cloning and no clonig at all. also, imagine the benefit: bad ticker? you dont have to die, you can get it replaced, etc...

 

[gentobu]

I could have my very own Jessica Alba clone!

 

[HappyPuppy]

What if your clone gets sick, needs a spare part and all the clones get together to carve an organ out of you? They would be perfectly justified. They would be humans with the same rights you have.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: gentobu
I could have my very own Jessica Alba clone!

and she'd just be a whiny little brat for the first 15 years and then people would wonder why you're molesting your daughter!

 

[Shawn]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: gentobu
I could have my very own Jessica Alba clone!

and she'd just be a whiny little brat for the first 15 years and then people would wonder why you're molesting your daughter!

lol!

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

We cant do it, at least not without disasterous results.

That said, the practical use would be for parts as has been pointed out.

 

[snik]

Originally posted by: chiwawa626
You can make your clones do yardwork, homework, and chores while you sip lemonade and roam on anandtech

And then the clones come and kick your ass ...Attack of the Clones....

 

[MichaelD]

A brand new, 21-year old, Heather Locklear, every year. Benefits up the wazoo!!

 

[BigToquex]

We cant do it, at least not without disasterous results.

That said, the practical use would be for parts as has been pointed out.

I can understand wanting to make extra parts, but when you clone something, it becomes another human.

I mean, you can clone the genetic makeup of a person, but this person will not have all the same expressive traits. It would be a unique human right? Therefore, shouldn't the clone have the same rights as a normal person?

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Originally posted by: MichaelD
A brand new, 21-year old, Heather Locklear, every year. Benefits up the wazoo!!

An infinite number, to diss you infinitely. A benny?

 

[Tot]

Cloning isnt as simple as most people think.

But 3 billions used to be a huge number.

I say try typing 3 billion words, without a single mistake. And if that is possible, then cloning is possible.

 

[BigToquex]

say try typing 3 billion words, without a single mistake. And if that is possible, then cloning is possible.

3 billion words

seems simple enough

 

[MichaelD]

Originally posted by: BigToque

say try typing 3 billion words, without a single mistake. And if that is possible, then cloning is possible.

3 billion words

seems simple enough

*rimshot* Nice.

 

[Luagsch]

if it would work without problems, which it doesn't i would stick with body-parts, as long as transfering consciousness doesn't work.
i would never asume my clone being me, cause it is/has another counsiousness. some things would be the same, but humans are not only shaped by the genes, but also by the expiriences made, the surroundings etcetc.
well if i had a clone, that was like me, with a copy of my councioussnes we would end up killing each other...

 

[everman]

We can close some individual body parts, but not a fully functional human. I don't see any problem with growing parts, maybe a new heart or set of lungs would be nice, while others could use a whole new brain

 

[BigToquex]

We can close some individual body parts, but not a fully functional human.

How does one clone a single body part?