... pitfalls inherent in this brave new world, a world where it is now suddenly and surprisingly possible for scientists to create exact genetic copies of large mammals -- perhaps including, someday, humans. As a center for both biotechnology and intellectual theorizing, Princeton offers no shortage of opinions on the new horizons opened by cloning and its implications. Unlike many of the alarmist scenarios painted by commentators in the national media, however, the view of most Princeton experts is more sanguine. With few exceptions, the Princeton point of view can be characterized as "wait and see." "It is a startling development to be able to have cloned a sheep in this manner," said Harold Shapiro, president of Princeton University. In part as testimony to the university's importance in the biotechnology field, President Clinton named Shapiro, an economist, to head a bioethics think tank created in 1995. The National Bioethics Advisory Commission ...

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