Return to Embryo Experimentation and Human Cloning Home Page State Legislation Proposed legislation to ban human cloning would do the following: Prohibit the creation of cloned humans, whether the cloned humans are intended for research or for reproductive...
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Misconceptions about Stored Frozen IVF Embryos
Return to Human Cloning and Stem Cell Research Myth: Nearly 400,000 embryos derived from in vitro fertilization are currently frozen and destined to be destroyed. Reality: The “400,000 frozen embryos” estimate originates from a study published by the RAND...
Four Types of Stem Cells
Return to Human Cloning and Stem Cell Research Cloned Human Embryonic Stem Cells Cloned human embryonic stem cells are derived from a cloned human embryo created by asexual reproduction. Somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) is the scientific term for one of the...
Frequently Asked Questions
Return to Human Cloning and Stem Cell Research What is a stem cell? Stem cells serve as a repair system for the body. They have the remarkable potential to develop into many different cell types, and they can replenish other cells. When a stem cell...
Human Cloning and Stem Cell Research
Return to Embryo Experimentation and Human Cloning Home Page Frequently Asked Questions Four Types of Stem Cells Misconceptions about Stored Frozen IVF Embryos
Embryo Experimentation and Cloning
Researchers have begun to bombard our nation and the rest of the world with questions about how far science can and should go. Scientific breakthroughs and discovery continue unfettered, and the biomedical attacks on innocent human life threaten the sanctity of...
The Science of Human Cloning
Return to Human Cloning Home Page How is a human being cloned? Human beings are cloned through asexual reproduction. Currently, the main process of asexual reproduction used is somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT). What is asexual reproduction? Asexual...
Embryo experimentation and cloning
Researchers have begun to bombard our nation and the rest of the world with questions about how far science can and should go. Scientific breakthroughs and discovery continue unfettered, and the biomedical attacks on innocent human life threaten the sanctity of...