Reply #2: Mitt Romney and his religion-into-law stance is AGAINST this . . . [View All]

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Mitt Romney and his religion-into-law stance is AGAINST Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer also known as Therapeutic Cloning !!

Association of American Medical Colleges: Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer (Therapeutic Cloning)

What is Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer or Therapeutic Cloning?

What is Reproductive Cloning?

"Cloning is the creation of multiple copies of a single molecule, cell, or virus. There are many different kinds of cloning, most of which are now commonplace in science. Cloning has allowed scientists to develop powerful new drugs and to produce insulin and useful bacteria in the lab. It also allows researchers to track the origins of biological weapons, catch criminals and free innocent people, and produce new plants and livestock to feed an undernourished world population.

"Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer (SCNT) or therapeutic cloning involves removing the nucleus of an unfertilized egg cell, replacing it with the material from the nucleus of a "somatic cell" (a skin, heart, or nerve cell, for example), and stimulating this cell to begin dividing. Once the cell begins dividing, stem cells can be extracted 5-6 days later and used for research. The AAMC supports on-going research into SCNT and has endorsed legislation that would allow such research to flourish.

"Reproductive cloning, on the other hand, is intended to create human beings by cloning human embryos. The AAMC and the National Academy of Sciences recommends a legally enforceable ban on all forms of this type of cloning."

http://www.aamc.org/advocacy/library/research/res0003.htm
(Association of American Medical Colleges)

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Graphic of Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer (therapeutic cloning):


this graphic portrays therapeutic cloning for diabetes intervention

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