So far, no scientist has been able to specifically turn any adult stem cell population into good populations of motor-neuron cells. Remember that ALS patients tend to die within four years. Opponents of therapeutic cloning need to remember that we do not have time to waste.
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It is not possible to think of a way of screening out effectively the most appropriate embryos, and hence, what we should expect would be late abortions -- either occurring spontaneously or being induced deliberately in the second or third trimester of pregnancy -- in order to prevent the birth of abnormal children,Ian Wilmut
We would welcome any rules for an international agreement of any kind to prohibit this work. I think you shouldn't underestimate the difficulties of this research,
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Successful cloning of an increasing number of species confirms the general impression that it would be possible to clone any mammalian species, including humans.
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I am sure that they did make good steps forward and derive cell lines.
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If we wait until things are totally tested and analyzed in animals, it will deny some people that treatment.
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I personally have still not heard a potential use of this technique, to produce a new person, that I would find ethically acceptable, ... ...on that basis, I hope that you're wrong.
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