Why would anyone seriously want to clone a person? That is pretty useless. Or as a biology professor put it in a debate about the very topic:„the natural method is cheaper, easier and way more fun“
Bryan Caplan has expressed interest in cloning himself. A big part of his reason why is that identical twins are usually grateful for their special bond. From Caplan’s Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids
When people ask how my identical twin sons get along, I answer, “I’ve never seen anything like it. They are literally ‘brotherly.’”
Curiosity would play a large part. I know that my clone and I would be alike in certain ways and different in others, but the way I’d like to find out which is which is by cloning myself. Having a clone would illuminate what particular environmental effects make you unique.
You might mistake cloning and actual copying. A clone starts out as a fetus and will always be n years younger than you. For general comparisons you might look into twin research, and (if that is even done yet) research into time delayed twins that are available since fertilization and storage of embryos can be done.
Why would anyone seriously want to clone a person? That is pretty useless. Or as a biology professor put it in a debate about the very topic:„the natural method is cheaper, easier and way more fun“
Because then they get to pick what the baby’s genome is?
Bryan Caplan has expressed interest in cloning himself. A big part of his reason why is that identical twins are usually grateful for their special bond. From Caplan’s Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids
Curiosity would play a large part. I know that my clone and I would be alike in certain ways and different in others, but the way I’d like to find out which is which is by cloning myself. Having a clone would illuminate what particular environmental effects make you unique.
You might mistake cloning and actual copying. A clone starts out as a fetus and will always be n years younger than you. For general comparisons you might look into twin research, and (if that is even done yet) research into time delayed twins that are available since fertilization and storage of embryos can be done.
Perhaps see my Celebrity cloning video.