Clone

Right now, somewhere on this planet, scientists are taking the first steps towards an event that will forever change the human race: the birth of the first cloned human being. In 1996 with the birth of Dolly, history's most famous sheep, the Clone Age began in earnest. Images of human cloning began to invade pop culture. The public wanted to know, how soon until they clone one of us? Almost two centuries after Mary Shelley unleashed her Frankenstein on the world and interested us in the possibility of creating life; scientists in Massachusetts are awaiting the birth of a bucardo, a species of mountain goat native to Spain. What makes this impending birth surprising is the fact that the bucardo is extinct. In another cloning experiment, Australian scientists are hoping to revive the Tasmanian tiger, which became extinct in the early 20th century. Can it be long before we jump the final ethical boundary and attempt human cloning? National Geographic Television & Film brings you an extraordinary and at times unsettling look at the rapid advances in the field of cloning. Both sides of the ethical debate about cloning are presented and we explore issues such as the unauthorized cloning of celebrities, the possibility of "farming" body parts to treat disease and disability and the use of cloning to preserve endangered species. We can oppose it or embrace it, abhor it or celebrate it, but we cannot ignore mankind's newfound ability to Clone.