3 It is a dream that has fascinated so many people for so long,as evidenced by numerous popular science fiction stories featuring this theme and countless literary works on the alter-ego. 4 For one thing,Eve is said to have been made from one of Adam's ribs.The legend of her beginning might be regarded as the earliest example of cloning.So I am somewhat surprised to see governments worldwide reacting so negatively when scientists announced that they have made substantial progress in this field of science. 5 Due to many limitations,the technique can't be widely applied in the near future,but under the influence of confusion and fear,people are already speculating about cloning's far -reaching consequences and taking precautionary measures against the possible misuses of the new technological breakthrough. 6 'People fear that the world would be in a mess if human beings are cloned some day,'said Zhai Zhonghe,a well-known biologist and academician at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. 7 Ian Wilmut,the embryologist who led the Roslin Institute team in Britain that successfully cloned 'Dolly'from a single cell on another ewe's udder,announced that cloning humans was'probably'possible. 8'A single terminal cell is sufficient for duplicating the whole animal,that's something new,'said Zhai.Genetically,the reproduction from a single cell is a complete copy of the tissue donor. 9 Meanwhile,US scientists have declared that they have successfully cloned a monkey, using an eight-cell embryo,marking the first time that an animal closely resembling humans has ever been cloned. 10 Many governments in the world,in a show of moral responsibility,have moved quickly to discourage this new development. 11 The United States banned the federal funding of cloning,and Germany called for a world-wide ban on cloning human beings. 12 Danish scientists said they were halting experiments pending a full debate on the issue. The Italian government said human cloning should be outlawed and announced a temporary ban in Italy on all forms of human or animal experiments linked with cloning.In China, many legislators attending the Eighth National People's Congress were soliciting opinions from scientists. 13 Chinese scientists suggested that legislation is necessary to control potential dangers that may arise from the newly developed cloning technology,and many have proposed that laws be approved to control the use of the technology. 6763 It is a dream that has fascinated so many people for so long , as evidenced by numerous popular science fiction stories featuring this theme and countless literary works on the alter-ego. 4 For one thing , Eve is said to have been made from one of Adam' s ribs. The legend of her beginning might be regarded as the earliest example of cloning. So I am somewhat surprised to see governments worldwide reacting so negatively when scientists announced that they have made substantial progress in this field of science. 5 Due to many limitations, the technique can' t be widely applied in the near future , but under the influence of confusion and fear , people are already speculating about cloning's far - reaching consequences and taking precautionary measures against the possible misuses of the new technological breakthrough. 6 ‘People fear that the world would be in a mess if human beings are cloned some day ,' said Zhai Zhonghe, a well- known biologist and academician at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. 7 Ian Wilmut , the embryologist who led the Roslin Institute team in Britain that successfully cloned ‘ Dolly ' from a single cell on another ewe' s udder, announced that cloning humans was ‘ probably ' possible. 8 ‘A single terminal cell is sufficient for duplicating the whole animal , that's something new , ' said Zhai. Genetically , the reproduction from a single cell is a complete copy of the tissue donor. 9 Meanwhile , US scientists have declared that they have successfully cloned a monkey , using an eight-cell embryo , marking the first time that an animal closely resembling humans has ever been cloned. 10 Many governments in the world , in a show of moral responsibility , have moved quickly to discourage this new development. 11 The United States banned the federal funding of cloning , and Germany called for a world- wide ban on cloning human beings. 12 Danish scientists said they were halting experiments pending a full debate on the issue. The Italian government said human cloning should be outlawed and announced a temporary ban in Italy on all forms of human or animal experiments linked with cloning. In China , many legislators attending the Eighth National People' s Congress were soliciting opinions from scientists. 13 Chinese scientists suggested that legislation is necessary to control potential dangers that may arise from the newly developed cloning technology , and many have proposed that laws be approved to control t