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Even as governments pass laws against it, scientists say they'll move ahead. Can this genie be put back? Thumbing their noses at their legion dissenters, three scientists announced Tuesday they are fully prepared to begin cloning humans.
Both the prevailing bill, sponsored by Florida Republican Dave Weldon, and the unsuccessful version, backed by Jim Greenwood, Republican of Pennsylvania, would ban human cloning. It?s the question of embryonic cloning that divides the two. Weldon?s bill puts an absolute stop to the creation of embryos, and makes...
Cloning is now bound for the Senate, where everyone expects continued heated debate. And while a final compromise bill will probably not look exactly like Weldon?s, it?s quite possible the spirit of his restrictions will remain. What would that mean for stem cell research?
A listless international marketplace for new cures and treatments: Any ban on cloning embryonic cells will reach beyond American borders; patients in the U.S. will be unable to access treatments developed overseas using cloned embryonic stem cells. That side effect, some predict, could be the true death knell for continued...
By approving the wide-reaching ban on human cell cloning rather than the less restrictive bill, the House has effectively eliminated the most efficient and promising source of human stem cells. (The Weldon bill provides a10-year prison term and a $1 million fine as disincentives for would-be rogue...