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1、 Dolly the worlds first cloned mammal created by Scottish scientists in 1996 many countries, including Germany,France, Canada, Switzerland, Austria, Norway and South America, have banned human cloning since Dollys birth died in 2003 because of lung diseaseDolly is together with her mother. The kitte
2、n in the picture is called CC. Its name is from “Copycat”. It was born in December 2002. The researchers in Texas produced CC with a cell taken from her mother Rainbow. These female pigs are also cloned. They were born on Christmas Day 2001. They were Noel, Angel, Star, Joy and Mary.The name of the
3、first cloned monkey is ANDi. The playful coffee-coloured monkey was born in 2000. The technology is different from that used for Dolly.From the appearance, the cloned animals are exactly the same as the original ones. However, some cloned animals were reported to have health problems and died usuall
4、y young.More examples about cloned animalsAre cloned animals exactly the same as the “mother animals”?The pair of calves were born on 5 July 1998 in Japan. They were two years younger than Dolly, being second adult animal clones in the world.The mule in the picture is the worlds first cloned mule. I
5、t was born on 4 May 2003.What do you think of the new kind of technology? Does it have any advantages or disadvantages?Advantages of cloning: cure many genetic diseases save peoples lives prevent some endangered animals from dying out Disadvantages of cloning: cause ethical(伦理的,道德的) problems violate
6、 (违背) human rights violate the laws of nature Do you think it would be a good idea to clone humans some day? Why or why not?If possible, do you want another person to be exactly the same as you? To preview the wordlist in this unitTo preview The perfect copy on Pages 42-43To find out more information about clone in the reading part