The topic that I'm looking into for my research essay is about animal cloning and the side effects that come with it for both the animal and the consumer. Most of the animals that are in slaughter houses are usually fed unhealthy foods that already add on to their unhealthy conditions that they all experience at most of the factory farms that they sadly have no choice to inhabit. Eric Schlosser has spoken about factory farm conditins with in his book Fast Food Nation . But what caught interest was the idea of cloning, which has been mentioned a few times in recent history, like Dolly the Sheep, who was considered the first animal clone. Despite the success of Dolly, It came to mind and I pondered, " how many more clones have there been prior, and after Dolly , and if so, what happened to these clones?". (After Dolly, A.D , kind of funny.)
I'm pretty much making the attempt to argue against animal cloning, due to what it does to the biological animal and the cloned animal.
I've looked into some sites such an animal welfare site that is pretty much against animal cloning. The other site that I looked into as a source was University of Utah's 2014 article " what are the risks of cloning", which wasn't against cloning, but it did bring up some interesting information about the side affects of animal cloning.
My next step to get this topic approved is to look into more sources that are more reliable and factual to my research. This would help my paper greatly, but obviously it won't be an easy topic to get covered fully, due to how many studies that have been covered.
The difficulties that I see as I continue my research my topic is what I stated with what was written a paragraph ( some what) prior to this current one. Whether there has been enough valid information and studies that have been performed and examined, Is what will define, and possibly make or break my paper. Its not an easy topic to cover, but its one I want to pursue and complete. Not just for the class or the credit, but for my own personal knowledge.
Approved! You have a good focus and a clear plan. Get to it!
ReplyDeleteYour topic sounds interesting. What are the reasons for your claim?
ReplyDeleteYou have clear idea about your research topic. Just find good sources
ReplyDeleteMaybe you can search for more sources at the college library, but it sounds like a very interesting topic. Good to see your pursuing it because of genuine interest.
ReplyDeleteNice! That's an interesting topic. Up until reading the book i didn't know that cloning animals was quite possible. Good Luck on your research! :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you guys. I remember reading an old article years ago back in 2004, 5, 6 or 7, that had an article about how scientists were cloning pigs ,and that they were able to glow in the dark since they augmented their dna. This kind of stuff catches my interest because where we are going in society in some cases more than others is starting to look a bit like Huxley's Brave New World, or a philip K. Dick story or something. Science fiction become real, or something like that. WIth things like Oculus RIft ( pretty much the real life version of the matrix) and the T.A.L.O.S ( real life exo skeleton prototype ironman armor) its something that is interesting but also terrifying. Whether animals are used for Human transplanting or entertainment of some sort, is a scary thing. FIlms like G.A.T.T.C.A, other sci fi films really do bring up alot of things that are happening NOW. but here are some sites that you guys can feel free to check out and see for yourselves what is going on with genetic engineering and other things.
ReplyDeleteglow in the dark cloned animals:
http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/research-innovations/photos/12-bizarre-examples-of-genetic-engineering/glow-in-the-dark
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/01/080109-pig-glow.html
Human transplant: http://partners.nytimes.com/library/national/science/081800sci-cloning-pigs.html
The US approval of animal cloning for food: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7190305.stm
SOme interesting ethnical conflict in a sense of China's mass production cloning animals : http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-25576718
The FDA's consumer questions :http://www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/SafetyHealth/AnimalCloning/ucm055516.htm
The FDA producer questions: http://www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/SafetyHealth/AnimalCloning/ucm055518.htm
recent articles (2014): http://healthresearchfunding.org/pros-cons-animal-cloning/
Interesting topic. The LaGuardia website can help with your research paper. I look forward to reading about cloning animals. Good Luck!
ReplyDeleteThank you :)
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