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The embryos at Advanced Cell Technologies were created through a technique known as “somatic cell nuclear transfer,” in which the genetic material of a developed cell (such as a stem cell) is inserted into an egg. The same technique was used by researchers in...
Although stem cells are also found in adults, the NAS panel (as well as an earlier report by the National Institutes of Health) found that stem cells derived from embryos are far more versatile. By generating embryonic cells that are genetically identical to that of the patient, therapeutic cloning offers...
But in order to begin helping patients, scientists like those at Advanced Cell Technologies will first have to overcome a hostile President and convince an uneasy Congress. Those who oppose abortion or believe that life begins at conception have campaigned vigorously against the research. But many Americans do not believe...
That said, there are a number of legitimate worries regarding reproductive cloning, the use of cloning to create a child. Animals conceived through cloning have displayed significantly higher rates of genetic defects and deformities, something unacceptable in research involving humans. Until the scientific assessments change, Congress must act to ban...
Before it passed a blanket ban on somatic cell nuclear transfer this July, the House also considered a bill which would have placed a temporary ban on reproductive cloning and would have established some government oversight of this largely unregulated field. The latter approach offers far more promise to prevent...