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Show VttMstsi, Emm 11. id Ecor:or.iou at.idur Irresponsible, unethical cloning should now be outlawed So the now-infamo- us The government should definitely step in now to halt this activity. While they are at it, they should look into other simi- Jerry Hall and Robert Stillman over science's ethical line and cloned human what? Now embryos. The answer is obvious to the leaders of several countries, many Americans, and me: we have to stop it This technology could be put to very perverse use and will be if these mad scientists are allowed to continue. The possible benefit of this experimentation, helping infertile couples conceive, does not outweigh the dangers. Think of what will happen when this idea hits the already booming business of medical technology. Think of the millions of dollars that could be made by cloning embryos made from the eggs of Cindy Crawford and the sperm of Tom Cruise. Other similar combinations of Nobel prize winners, star athletes, and brilliant business people could be' sold to the highest bidder. The sex of the child would be chosen ahead of time. Any guesses as to which sex would fetch the highest bid? A writer for Time magazine even suggested that children could be "test run" by choosing a clone of a person born years earlier. The complete statistics and biography of your soon to be born son or daughter could be a wonderful shower gift! larly insidious "scientific" work. Even here at our humble campus lurks the roots of social demise. I remember reading not too long ago that the engineering building houses a nuclear reactor. Nuclear reactions are YL Edrisl Cc!-n- us free-mark- modification, is even more frightening (Anyone see !rt Clockwork Orange?). And let's not forget biology, computer science, physics... Ah, but I digress. My point was that the "search for knowledge" does not justify the evil inherent in the cloning of humans.... Or does it? what power nuclear weapons. This is definitely bad and should be banned along with embryo cloning. And how about the research that goes on in the chemistry scientists who work there are trying building? Some d sn. wtmm m? A M I N O P H semi-famo- for society 7n mm drug-craze- Think of the millions of dollars that could be made by cloning embryos made from the eggs of Cindy Crawford and the sperm of Tom Cruise. l3 to make new drugs. Drugs?! Isn't that the biggest problem in America today? Why would we want new drugs? Saving a few people from disease here and there does not justify the breakd down of the family unit that is happening in this chemthe down close should I that the society. say government altogether. istry building for Then there is medical research. Aren't we the invention of the artificial heart? Take this technology to it's and you logical end, once it's in the hands of the Would hearts. "bionic" to there line have people waiting in get be checks for scars before the Olympics or professional competitions? Or will it just be accepted as a matter of course that athletes have fake hearts, as it is now accepted that models have fake breasts? Psychology research, especially the stuff about behavior n in urn It 0IO L I N E SKI RMS? 5wm You've seen the coverage on CNN, ABC, 'Mr " a t t CBS, and NBC. Now the miracle cream you've heard about is available in Salt Lake. Tried everything else? Call Yamila Mu at mm fiy (Sssm Newayslnc. As heard Monday on X96 r M m THE PRINCETON REVIEW Union Building - Saltair Room mm -- November ) 28th Annual Lecture M1CAT ffWP Effective Practice Modules Tremendous Score Improvements Course Materials Guaranteed Results Personalized Instruction (class limited to 12 students) Up-to-da- MCAT as early as November, receive PLUS: Take a on the analyzed results of your based ap study plan with start and Caduceus, MCAT software. working diagnostic, At The Princeton Review we teach you to work smarter, not harder. Remember you are preparing for a standardized test, not four or more yean of university schooling in three months. Swap: 4 3 12pm- - 10pm lMov.12&13 9am -- 10pm For more Information Yale Law School Gerard C. & Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law te Admission $1.00 slov.11 Harold Hongju Koh The Princeton Review offers: St call: 581-310- 9 PARTICIPATING MERCHANTS CANYON SPORTS LTD Refugees, the Courts, and the New World Order full-leng- th re-cour- se CALL US: 581-052- 3 nor die Educational Testing Service The Princeton Review if afTUiajed neither with Princeton University November 11, 1993 6:15 p.m. Moot Courtroom College of Law . 9 9 9 9 10-1- 3 Registration: 6pm -- 10pm plov.10 Nov. 11 9am-1- 2 pm William H. Leary we score more:t Individualized Attention Free Extra Help Effective and Efficient Classes Diagnostic Testing and Computer Analysis The Best Instructors Test Taking Skills & Strategies at the University of Utah jrs 9 9 9 fi 0 |