Meat Cloning

The Food and Drug Administration is sure to rule soon that milk from cloned animals and meat from their babies are safe to eat, increasing the question of whether Americans are ready to get comfortable to one of modern biology's most controversial issue to the dinner table. Hundreds of cloned pigs, cows and other animals are already living on farms around the country. The Food and Drug Administration is expected to rule soon that milk from cloned animals and meat from their offspring are safe to eat, increasing http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/photo/postphotos/orb/asection/2005-10-06/2.htmthe question of whether Americans are ready to get comfortable for one of modern biology's most controversial achievements to the dinner table.Hundreds of cloned pigs, cows and other animals are already living on farms around the country, as companies and livestock scientists experiment and wait for a decision from the FDA. Many in agriculture think such genetic clones are the next logical step in improving the nation's livestock. Consumer groups come to think that many Americans are likely be against by the idea of serving clone milk to their kids or throwing meat from clones onto the grill. This "yuck factor," as it's often called, has come to show repeatedly in public opinion surveys. Overall, meat cloning is a positive accoplishment that is proven to be benefical.


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