This episode of the MacNeil/Lehrer Report introduces the idea of cloning, a then newly publicized concept causing scientific and ethical debate. The episode begins with an overview of unnatural cloning, detailing successful cloning attempts on frogs and mice. It then examines how cloning is viewed by the National Institute of Health and whether or not such experiments should be given federal funding for medical research purposes. The episode closes by addressing the ethical concerns over human cloning and experimentation. Guests include a geneticist from the University of Minnesota, a representative from the National Institute of Health, and a constitutional law professor from Harvard Law School.
