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UCSF Acknowledges Tests on Human Cloning

Posted by timothy on from the one-one-one-testing-one-one-one dept.

David_Bloom writes: "The University of California at San Francisco has acknowledged that it has been illegally toying around with human cloning. They had been attempting to create an early-stage human embryo, with the aim of harvesting stem cells for the use to treat patients with disorders such as Parkinson's and heart disease."

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  1. Why don't you see what's wrong with cloning? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Look, a cloning is a bad thing. If we allow cloning, we'll soon have a clone army. And while that might look like a good thing, since a clone army can fight an army of robots, it's actually bad, since it creates chaos and suffering. Cloning is just the start of a great struggle for the control of the empire, and we should not allow it.

  2. Agreement of the Clones by donnacha · · Score: 2, Funny


    "Alright, damn you!" hissed a clearly exasperated Pedersen "I admit that I've been toying around but it's for a good cause and, after all, no harm's been done!"

    "We concur" giggled the 657 other Pedersens.

  3. Re:United States Chess Federation by jmb-d · · Score: 2, Funny
    I haven't read the article, but this doesn't surprise me one bit. I'm sure this is a desperate attempt by the USCF to develop a human player capable of competing with the next generation of chess programs.

    Maybe they're not trying to develop human players, but human pieces. Eventually, you'll hear things like this at USCF cocktail parties:

    • Bred any good rooks lately?
    --
    In walking, just walk. In sitting, just sit. Above all, don't wobble.
    -- Yun-Men
  4. Re:soulless by jo42 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Everyone knows only African-Americans have 'soul'.

  5. oi! by Warin · · Score: 2, Funny

    Am I the only one here that can read? All of these people are ranting about cloning as if the idea is to produce human beings with it. That is the stuff of science fiction and bad movies. (for now at least)

    The stem cell thing goes far beyond Parkinsons. I recently saw an interview with Christopher Reeves and he's livid about the cloning legislation. The most promising research in spinal cord injuries involve stem cells.

    As to the other sources of stem cells, the simple fact is that hte most viable stem cells come from human embryos.

    I bet if Shrub's wife or one of his kids were in an accident and were paralyzed like Mr Reeves, that there would be a big turn around in legal thinking at the Whitehouse.

    The debate comes down to 'at what point do dividing cells become a human being' And I happen to believe, along with most rational (read:non fanatical religious loonies) people believe it's a lot later than is needed to create stem cells.