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Harvard Scientists to Clone Human Embryos

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the asking-for-trouble dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Harvard University scientists claim they will soon start trying to clone human embryos to create stem cells. Even with the history of controversy and fraud researchers hope they can one day use the newly created stem cells to aid in battle against many diseases. From the article: 'The privately funded work is aimed at devising treatments for such ailments as diabetes, Lou Gehrig's disease, sickle-cell anemia and leukemia. Harvard is only the second American university to announce its venture into the challenging, politically charged research field.'"

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  1. Full support! by Jugalator · · Score: 5, Funny

    I support cloning, because that's the only way I assume I'll reproduce. :-/

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  2. Nice timing, Harvard. by CosmeticLobotamy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Harvard, doing its very best to ensure the guys running the Republicans have enough nonsense issues to keep control indefinitely.

  3. Re:Is it worth it? by Jugalator · · Score: 5, Funny
    Aren't there any areas we should stay away from _even_ if they would help us cure diseases?

    Well, I for one am not putting my hand in your ass to diagnose if you have prostate cancer!

    So that's one area.

    Any more?
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  4. Re:Survival of the Fittest by RobertKozak · · Score: 4, Funny

    Whatever happened to survival of the fittest? Is all this technology assisting with breeding a race of second rate homo sapiens?

    As a group were are not first rate homo sapiens.

    There is natural selection and sexual selection. As long as ugly people, stupid people and politians* keep getting laid we will always be a race of second rate homo sapiens.

    * (also people who drive slow in the fast lane, people that try to take out a second mortgage through the ATM machine, RIAA lawyers, people that answer cell phones in the theatre, most of my ex girlfriends (but not their hot girlfriends), terrorists, people involved in the Garfield movie, the religious right, all those bullies from gym class, fanatics of any kind, people who like onions, dog owners that dont scoop, the people who invented rebate pricing, people who fart in the elevator just as the doors close and telemarketers. )

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