REFLECTIONS BY THE
AUTHOR
The cloning process and its new
spreading techniques, aimed at improving efficiency, that we'we been
hearing everyday on tv news are doubtlessly a great step forward made by the
scientists and humanity. Endless possibilities spring to mind as regards
therapeutical procedures. Patients waiting a long time for transplants could now
take advantage from cloning. They'd have not to be on the queue hoping
compatible organs to come. Now they are allowed to get over it just with the
nuclear transfer of no matter what adult cell they have (see how at the previous
pages on "The italian Way"). That's sure a new way to look at it. But as someone
has already raised doubts there's never smoke without fire. We still
don't have any clue on what we'll be facing in the years to come. Yet the
genetical modifications on what is called IGM food is conferming that as much as
it pains us we can't afford to go against the "nature" which sooner or later
will rebel. But that's nothing compared to the human genetical modifications or
even human cloning which might have already been done, someone says not for
therapeutical purposes. I cant't figure out my clone strolling around greeting
my friends......There would be so many ethical matters involved that it's not
thinkable going on; but the most frightening aspect about it all is that except
the nineteen european nations, there are not laws preventing labs from leading
experiments on human cloning. So though cloning is now a useful resource for
thousands of people affected by no matter what disease, we must keep on mind
that there are limits which could be dangerous to get over. As Latins said "Est
modus in rebus".
by Daniele D'Ottavio
