The production of an exact genetic replica of an animal, either by splitting an early embryo, or by using a technique known as somatic cell nuclear transfer to clone a body cell taken from an adult or embryo.
Maverick gynaecologist, Severino Antinori, has told a British Sunday newspaper that he plans to start human reproductive cloning trials later this year. According to the report in the Sunday Times, eight British women and their partners have volunteered to take part in the trial. Antinori says he has a total...
A sub-committee of the Judiciary committee of the US House of Representatives approved a total ban on all forms of human cloning last week. The proposed legislation would ban cloning for both reproduction and research purposes. It proposes prison sentences of up to ten years and fines beginning at $1...
Geron Corporation, a California-based biotechnology company has bought the Scottish cloning technology that led to Dolly the sheep. It aims to marry the nuclear transfer technology of Dolly-style cloning with the Geron funded stem cell research published last year - with the aim of developing a way of producing cells and...
Spain's National Commission on Assisted Reproduction has issued a series of recommendations to the government on a variety of issues in assisted reproduction, including the live issue of reproductive and therapeutic uses of cloning technology as well as familiar issues surrounding embryo and gamete freezing. The commission's report underlines the...
Two prominent science bodies in Australia have delivered similar recommendations on the regulation and ethics of human cloning. Both the Australian Academy of Science and the Human Genome Project (HUGO) recommend that reproductive cloning be prohibited, whilst supporting therapeutic cloning under ethical guidelines, peer review and public scrutiny. The academy...
An article in Newsweek discusses the ethical issues surrounding the use of cloning technology to produce embryonic stem cells capable of producing cells and tissues for transplant purposes. The writer makes a distinction between reproductive cloning and the use of cloning technology for therapeutic purposes. The Independent on Sunday deals...
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