Human Cloning -Dead or Alive?

There are many controversies about human cloning in today's era. It's going to be like a rat race in the cloning industry now since Obama has lifted the ban on human    cloning!                                                                                                                  

In this WebQuest, you are given a big mission to accomplish - create a pamphlet on facts and issues of human cloning! You'll go through some scientific and interactive explorations on the facts of cloning such as what cloning is, the types of cloning and how to create a human clone. You will also go on a big tour through the history or timeline of cloning. There are many questions to be answered.           

Through this journey, find answers to all the questions below!  

1. What does it mean to clone an individual person?

2. What are the three different types of cloning technologies?  Discuss all of them.      

3. What are the reasons for cloning?

4. What are the reasons against cloning?

5. Why are there risks in cloning humans?

6. What are some of the issues raised with regards to human cloning?

7. Do you know the timeline of the cloning technologies?  

Explore, Enjoy and Learn What You Have Never Learnt Before!                          Before you begin the tasks, take a multimedia tour on the basics to understand what is DNA and genes. Then, try out the interactive game and test below.

http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/begin/tour/   (Tour the Basics) http://www.guardian.co.uk/flash/0,5860,534450,00.html  (Interactive guide to cloning)http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/tech/cloning/clickandclone/    (Interactive- Click and Clone)http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/tech/cloning/cloningornot/     (Interactive � Is it Cloning or not?)