Foreword
In the futuristic society of Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, technology has replaced individuality and family. People are created artificially in test tubes, the government controls every stage of their development, and all disease has been eliminated. When Scottish scientists announced, in February 1997, that they had succeeded in cloning an adult sheep, many wondered whether, given the implications for control over the biological destiny of humans, Huxley’s vision was becoming a reality. Others hailed the experiment, performed for agricultural purposes, as a technological breakthrough that held promising medical possibilities.What exactly is meant by cloning? Generally, cloning is defined as…
