Welcometotheunit----ByLaura更多资源xiti123.taobao.comMatchthewordswiththeircorrectmeanings.mankindbreakthroughdesperateadoptdelivertotallyconsequencesadvancesRevisionanimportantdevelopmenthumanbeingsbreakthroughmankindhelpawomanorafemaleanimaltogivebirthtoababyfeelingthatyouhavelittlehopeandwilldoanythingtogetwhatyouwantlegallybecometheparentsofsomebodyelse’schilddeliverdesperateadoptprogresscompletelytheresultsofanactiontotallyconsequencesadvancesUnit3ScienceVersusNatureVersus:usedtoshowtwoteamsorsidesareagainsteachothereg.ItisFranceversusBrazilinthefinal.Q1:Doyouthinkthereisconflictbetweenscienceandnature?Q2:whatkindoftopicsmightbediscussedinthisunit?clone:produceanextracopyofananimaloraplantfromitscellDoyouknowcloning?Lookatthefollowingpicturesandsaywhatyouknowaboutthem.I’mtheworld’sfirstclonedmammalDolly.Dollyanditscreatortheworld’sfirstclonedmuleIdahoGemIwasbornon4May2003,look!I’mgrowingstrongernow.MynameisCc,IwasborninDecember2002.scientistscreatedmewithacelltakenfrommymotherRainbow.OurnamesareNoel,Engel,Star,Joy,andMary.Canyourecognizeeachofus?Wewerebornon5July1998inIshikawa,Japan.AndweweretwoyearsyoungerthanDolly.MynameisAndi,I’mthefirstgeneticallymodifiedmonkey.thecloneddeerclonedchickendogSnuppycreatedbyKoreanandAmericanscientistsLook!I’mhavingabirthdayparty.KekeandShuangshuanginChina.clonedrabbitsborninGuangxiUniversity.更多资源xiti123.taobao.comQ1:canyouidentifythedifferencesbetweentheclonedanimalsandthenormalones?Q2:Cantheseclonedanimalsleadanormallifeasnormalones?Doyouthinkhumanbeingsshouldbecloned?Workinpairswithyourpartneranddiscussthequestionsbelow.1.Whateffectsdoyouthinkhumancloningmighthave?Discussion:2.Doyouthinkgovernmentsshouldpasslawstomakehumancloninglegalorillegal?Whyorwhynot?3.Ifyouhadaclonedbrotherorsisterwholookedexactlylikeyou,howwouldyoufeel?CloningisakindofbiotechnologywhichaimstoproduceexactcopiesofasinglegeneorothersegmentsofDNA.Therehavebeendisputesonthepossibleeffectonitsapplicationinhumansociety.Somepeoplebelievecloningtechnologycanbeusedtocurethepatientswithgeneticdiseasesandsavealotofpeople’slives.However,otherpeopleinsistthatcloningtechnologywillcauseethicalproblemandviolatehumanrights.Noonecanpredicthownegativetheconsequencescouldbe.Wehavetotakeacautiousapproach.Idon’tthinkit’sagoodideatoclonehumanseventhoughwemighthavetheabilitytodosointhefuture.Therearedifferentreasonsifyouapproachtheissuefromdifferentangles.Fromtheethicalpointofview,Ibelievethedisadvantagesofproducingclonedanimalsoutweightheadvantages.Ifnothandledproperly,greatconfusioncouldarise.Peoplecouldendupmarryingtheircloserelativesbymistake,ifchildlesscouplescouplesareallowedtoclonethemselvesoradoptclones.Furthermore,ifthetechnologyismisusedorstolenbyevilpeople,greatdamagewillbedone.Whatiftheyclonedlotsofcriminalsormurders?Theworldwouldbeturnedupsidedown.