[Jagat]

It's almost impossible for a single mad scientist to do it all on their own. Cloning requires tremendous amount of money and equipments.

Considering how socially unaccepted human cloning currently it, it'll most likely have to be a highly secretive government project

[HeyLaughingBoy]

Which is exactly why I wonder who would do it. For private industry, there has to be profit motive, otherwise why bother?

So if reputable research institutions won't clone humans due to ethical concerns and private biotech can't make money from it, that leaves only governments. So what would motivate a government to clone humans? Especially since making more people isn't particularly difficult the regular way.

[mark-r]

A dictator with a huge ego could be motivated to try. Particularly one that was already a pariah by international standards.

I fully expected Saddam Hussein to create the first human clone.

[mariuolo]

To have spare parts for himself?

[antepodius]

Well, truly private biotech might. Some billionaire who wants to do it 'for science' might have the motive and ability.