Most doctors and lawmakers recognize cloning as a technological breakthrough that adds a new dimension to reproductive technology. Few realize that cloning also proves that life begins at conception!

Stem cell research and human cloning are about transforming the mystery and majesty of life into a mere malleable and marketable commodity.  Supporters embrace a view of human life as merely biological, essentially no different from the rest of life on the planet.  No doubt human cloning and embryonic stem cell research are intended, in the long term, to be a vehicle by which neo-eugenicists hope to control human evolution. In the short term, they are big business and offer great fame and fortune to the pioneers who master their secrets and harness the power of life.

Let's talk about mistakes better known as mutations in the process of cell replication and protein synthesis. It is an irrefutable fact that if the DNA language becomes garbled or a word misspelled, the cell may make the wrong protein, or too much or too little of the right one. These mistakes often result in disease and death. In some cases, such as sickle cell anemia, just a single misplaced letter is sufficient to cause disease.

Scientists are thoroughly researching birds and their intelligence. Whether the research aim is a homing pigeon's amazing memory, songbirds with their extensive musical repertoires or parrots that can accurately sort different shapes in a variety of colors, researchers are leaving no nest undisturbed in finding complex mental skills among these literal birds of a feather. Does that make birds equal to us?