What Is the Difference Between Cloning and Imaging?

X rays are medical imaging.

Cloning is the creation of identical organisms. Reproductive and therapeutic cloning has given rise to political and religious controversy. Imaging is a visual reproduction of an object and has not given cause for debate. There are many forms of imaging, including medical and personal.

Reproductive Cloning

Reproductive cloning is defined as technology used to create an animal with the identical nuclear DNA taken from an existing or previously existing animal. This has been done successfully with a sheep, which was cloned in 1997.

Therapeutic Cloning

Another name for therapeutic cloning is embryo cloning. It is the act of extracting stem cells from eggs that were removed from a woman's ovaries. The stem cells are then used in research.

Medical Imaging

In the medical field, X rays, CT scans and ultrasounds are all types of imaging. These are used to help doctors treat their patients.

Personal Imaging

Imaging is used in the form of digital photography, video and film photography on a daily basis. Photocopying a document is also a form of imaging.

Speculation

It is an opinion of some that cloning should not be a part of science because it allows scientists to act like God. Imaging does not give rise to such speculation.

References

• Types of Cloning
• Imaging
• Definition