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As you may know, scientists have made advances in cloning, where they can reproduce a whole animal from a single cell. Do you think it is acceptable to use cloning to ...
| Acceptable | Not acceptable | Don't know | ||
| reintroduce extinct species? |
20
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72
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8
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| reproduce endangered species? |
29
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64
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7
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| reproduce livestock? |
23
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71
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6
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| reproduce a beloved pet such as a dog or cat? |
12
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84
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4
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|
| reproduce humans? |
7
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89
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4
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(Asked of pet owners) If a company announced that a perfect copy of your pet could be made when the pet got old or died, would you order a copy or not?
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Yes
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No
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Not sure
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6
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92
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2
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How likely do you think it is that somewhere in the world a human has already been secretly cloned?
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Very likely
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Somewhat likely
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Not very likely
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Not at all likely
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Not sure
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30
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26
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20
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18
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6
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- Survey population: 900 registered American voters
- Date of survey: February 12 to February 13, 2002
- Margin of error: 3%
- Source: Dana Blanton, "Poll: Send in the Clones?," Fox News (February 15...
