| "Clone" is a 2002 program from National Geographic Television that looks at the cloning as the ultimate technological Pandora's box. This 60-minute documentary provides a basic introduction on the topic for students, covering not only the realities of cloning (at least as of today), intriguing science-fiction scenarios, and the hotly debated ethical concerns. The two most important things you will learn from "Clone" are that cloning has been happening throughout human history in form of fraternal twins formed in the womb and that the dream of perfect human duplicates is an absolute impossibility. The documentary explores the miraculous potential and frightening possibilities of genetic cloning as it covers the history, controversy, and cutting-edge developments of recent scientific breakthroughs. Although "Clone" touches on such things as copyrighting the DNA of celebrities and the "brave new world" dreams of the human cloning industry, it devotes more time to the creation of super chickens and Dolly the famous cloned sheep. There are also the personal stories of people who are awaiting the development of "spare parts" and reproductive cloning that could help people without kidneys or paraplegics. Actor Christopher Reeve is the most notable layperson talking about the wonderful possibilities from cloning research, while a minister is the recurring voice denouncing such efforts as the effrontery of playing God. "Clone" obviously takes the middle ground, never bringing the opposing viewpoints into direct confrontation, but always trying to temper each "extreme" (if you will) with a good dose of scientific reality. Young students will at least have an understanding of the distinct and different types of cloning, as well as a better understanding of what is and what is not possible. This might make it difficult to enjoy some works of science fiction regarding cloning, but science always has a tendency to do this to that particular genre. | 
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"A National Geographic documentary on the science of Cloning"