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Harvard to Clone Human Embryos?

Posted by samzenpus on from the me-and-more-me dept.

Lifix writes ""Harvard University scientists have asked the university's ethical review board for permission to produce cloned human embryos for disease research, potentially becoming the first researchers in the nation to wade into a divisive area of study that has become a presidential campaign issue."

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  1. Yes, it's legal... by jtmas83 · · Score: 5, Informative

    ...they just can't use federal money to fund it.

  2. Re:Oh no... by metlin · · Score: 4, Informative

    If you've read the article, you'd have seen this -

    None of the proposed experiments involves attempts to produce a cloned person.

    So, no. They're not going to have clones, atleat not yet.

    Goodluck on your search, though.