Article February 7, 1983 ISSUE

Cloning versus man's true origin

WILLIAM WELSH HOLLAND

Would a basketball team made up of five identical copies of Larry Byrd have an unbeatable advantage in the National Basketball Association playoffs? Sound far-fetched?

Although the makeup of a basketball team may not be of deep significance, the conjecture that a human being could someday be cloned does raise some profound metaphysical questions. We might ask, for example, What effect would cloning have on humanity's progress in understanding the true origin of man?

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