B4

Films and science fiction books have often played with the idea of reproducing exact copies of people.

 COPY

B5

Today, science fiction has become science fact. The revolution began in 1997,

 BECOME

B6

when British scientists from Edinburgh University produced the first cloned sheep, Dolly.

 ONE

B7

Since then scientists have cloned mice, cows, dogs and pigs.

 MOUSE

B8

Cloning animals opens / is opening exciting medical possibilities:

- Many people are in need of organs for transplantation. Cloning can solve this problem.

 OPEN

B9

-   Many animals are on the brink of extinction.  Cloning can be used to preserve them.

 USE

B10

-    Scientists can create animals, which produce more milk, meat and wool, or animals, which do not catch/ don’t catch diseases. This can save the lives of starving people.

Cloning is a controversial issue. Some people are ready to eat cloned fruits and vegetables, but many people are against cloning animals.

 NOT CATCH

B11

The question of human cloning is even more controversial.

 CONTROVERSIAL

B12

Will he have the same rights as we have?

Nevertheless, the idea seems very exciting.

 RIGHT