Human Cloning Seen from a Psychological Point of View

  Ben Lamm, founder of the first species “de-extinction” company, recently announced that the first woolly mammoths could be seen by 2028. Biotechnology and the science of gene editing are advancing overwhelmingly. This leads to an interesting question: What opinion does psychology have regarding human cloning? There’s a common perception among the medical and psychological community that, at some point, human clones will become a reality. From a bioethical point of view, it’s not recommended, as the social and emotional implications will be immense. Now, what arguments are used to convince scientists not to encourage such engineering? Moreover, what effects…