The document discusses the history and types of cloning. It provides details on the first cloned animals by Hans Dreisch in the late 1800s and Dolly the sheep in 1996. There are three types of cloning: DNA cloning, reproductive cloning which produced Dolly, and therapeutic cloning to extract stem cells. The document also reviews perspectives on cloning from Islam, Christianity, and laws in several countries like Egypt, the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada. Most religions forbid human cloning but allow cloning of plants and animals.