Word: cloning
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...That raspy drawl, the salt-and-pepper hair, a doughnut-stuffed belly hanging over his belt. Others in Primary Colors tried to steer clear of real-life inspiration; John Travolta became a Bill Clinton clone. It took weeks to master the familiar vocal cadence and body language, but the feel-your-pain sincerity came easier. 'The scary thing about this part is, take away the Southern accent and gray hair, and I don't respond that differently to people,' he says ... 'I'm good at schmoozing and being very caring and tolerant, which is just what Clinton does...
Star Wars Episode 2: Attack of the Clones: What if George Bush was creating a clone army designed for the destruction of all who do not vote for him? This is the question of SW2:AOTC, George Lucas’s powerfully cautionary political treatise. Within the mythos of the Star Wars universe, Lucas imagines a world of chaos and political upheaval, that could be, yes, similar to the world of today. SW2:AOTC will leave you shaken, particularly due to the parallels it finds between contemporary American politics and the ever-encroaching designs of the super-evil, ultra...
Over the next few months, the University’s ethics review board will consider what should be one of the easiest decisions they will make: Two teams of researchers affiliated with the Harvard Stem Cell Institute have requested permission to clone human cells to conduct stem cell research. This is a request that the University, and indeed humanity, can not afford to see denied...
...theory, it would be possible to clone a person by implanting that person’s cloned embryo in a woman’s uterus. Numerous animal studies indicate, however, that it is unlikely to work in the sense of producing normal individuals. Aside from the scientific limitations, responsible policy choices can eliminate the possibility of reproductive cloning in practice. Given simple and strict legislation and oversight, the line between reproductive cloning and nuclear transfer is clear and enforceable. Just because someone might abuse a technology to do harm against all odds and in defiance of the law surely should...
While the Bush administration has banned the use of federal fundsfor research on new stem cell lines, South Korean researchers announced in February the first documented stem cell extraction from cloned human embryos. And British researchers are currently working to clone human cells...