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Scientists recently announced a bold step in the enduring quest to create artificial life by producing a living cell powered by man-made DNA. While such work can evoke images of Frankenstein-like scientific tinkering, it also is exciting hopes that it could eventually lead to new fuels, better ways to clean polluted water, faster vaccine production and more.

But what are the legalities of this concept, there are time and again question raised whether cloning should be allowed where embryos which are form of a life is used in these experiments are killed...which has come to a strong objection by many ethicists all over the world, but then scientists say that there are huge advantages if cloning is given a complete go all over the world....but many believe Scientists are trying to play god and are going against nature..

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Nohar Singh Dhruv
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I'm agree with you Bindu... It is good that scientist researching so many things and we had proud our scientist.But I want to say here that nature has it's own rules and we don't have rites to break that rules other wise nature will show the result.
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ramprasad
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Harmony, that's the word which is key to our future. What we have to know is not the Concept of Artificial life, the Purpose which can make it harmful or beneficial. If not for our efforts to understand the processes of nature, we could have been...
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Bindu Narayan
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I don't agree with the conception of artificial life. It would be disastrous for the world,if people born never die! because of the concept of artificial life.Already the world is facing the problem of overpopulation which has led to...
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Sudipta Bhuimali
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This discovery will change everything. Thanks to this discovery we can now compare us with GOD. Its our approach to become perfect and I don't think its unethical use can surpass the benefits we are going to reap in the future. Few laws, a...
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ajit pratap singh
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Science has reached at ultimate level. These things are bound to happen. I am for these changes.
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Anita Rai
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While creating new life scientists are not playing God rather they are creating a revolutionary implication for how to see life. These people are ecstatic about what they are doing, since they provide one of the clear alternatives to burning oil...
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Sovan Maiti
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It is estimated that an average person has 8 defective genes inside him. People with defective genes will develop sick in spite of their keeping good health otherwise. With Human Cloning Technology it is possible to have genes without any defects.
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Harrison Immanuel
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I dont think we can. Because we dont even know what is life from the perspective of science. Building life from basic molecules is way beyond impossible. Our current approaches such as genetic engineering are crude unreliable. I think our human...
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BEENA AGARWAL
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If you are concerned with life than answer is yes as we produce plants from a single genetically modified cell.Plants also make a full life cycle. Similarly if embryogenic stem cells are treated properly any animal can be produced too from its...
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ASHISH MITTAL
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I think it is possible to create artificial life by genetic engineering. Scientists have manipulated so many genes till now that they can compile them to make artificial life. wat do you think am i right
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Rajesh Bellad
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Rather than taking moralistic or ethical stance on this issue, why does one not recognize the fact that science is all about inquisitiveness, invention and discovery. If life can be created by this, so be it. Kudos to the ones who dare to dream...
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Sujatha srivastava
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Hariharan wht vivek said is true the side are confusing. The questions means something and the debate sides are totally different. Please make a proper side to make it interesting....... According to me it is bad......
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Vibhuti S. Pisharody
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No, I am not agree with the concept as all lives are behaving differently with other natural sources and may be it will not possible to make it work always as faster vaccination, new fuels or to clean polluted water. Only nature or god can...
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ALEX FERNANDES
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I agree with you, it is not good. It will create many problem in the future.....
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Sanjay Bhardwaj
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Incredibal achievement for medical fraternity ans also for patients.
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Sujatha srivastava
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Really I am proud to be an Indian. Thanks shard for sharing...
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