. . .cloning can be used for beneficial purposes - to increase population...

Oh y e a h. . . it set me off as well. Like, we really have a problem with UNDERpopulation? I cannot believe that anyone would use this as an argument to start cloning Humans. I agree with other posters that it sounds more like a question of ego than the desire to advance science. We're progressing science beyond the scope of our ability to deal with its moral or ethical consequences. Science should not forget that it is not a question of whether we can do something, but whether we should?