Therapeutic Cloning Can Save Lives
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Banning therapeutic cloning would block research that could lead to cures for many diseases. In therapeutic cloning, genetic material from an adult cell is placed inside an egg to grow beneficial stem cells, not to produce a baby. Therapeutic cloning would allow a patient's own genetic material to be used to repair his or her damaged cells. There is broad consensus in the scientific community that therapeutic cloning could lead to remedies for diseases such as Alzheimer's and cancer. It should be legal and regulated.
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تاریخ انتشار 2015