What was once found only in mere science-fiction outlets has finally become a reality. With the introduction of the first cloned animals, something that seemed impossible became perfectly feasible. We are, however, at only the very beginning stages. What will happen as time progresses, as well as our knowledge of how to clone and what purposes it may serve? The cloning of animals would certainly be a method used solve the hunger crises...but what about the cloning of humans? What moral and ethical dilemmas await us when or if we perform this inevitably controversial act? Will these clones be seen as mere science experiments, guinea pigs in the ever growing and advancing lab that is human medical research? Opportunities to perform experiments that only the most heinous of governments would allow? Or, they could become integrated into the armed forces, serving as mortals who were literally born to fight ala Star Wars? Or as eventual organ donors should their natural-born 'brother' need a replacement ala The Island? These are the most pessimistic of predictions, of course. The soul that the clones would possess would not be overlooked so easily as it is in fiction. Almost everyone, be they the public who read of them in the news or their very creators, would know that they are as human as we are. Knowing and acknowledging are two different things, however. I am sure that there are very positive and humane uses for clones...but I cannot think of any at this time. Other than seeing if we could actually pull such a thing off, I see no real reason for cloning a human that does not lead to exploiting them for our own personal gain.