AN article by Claire Keeton of the Sunday Times, suggesting that it is a matter of time before full human clones are produced by maverick scientists is causing a stir and has become a very popular destination on our web site. Extract:

Unless the world bans human cloning it may be just a matter of time until we share the Earth with exact copies. This is according to a major UN policy analysis released this morning.
The report’s authors propose outlawing human reproductive cloning while allowing restricted therapeutic cloning as the most viable “compromise” option for the international community to adopt.

This issue and the related issues around the use of stem cells are hot buttons for users, particularly in the US.
Read the full story here.

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