Publicly traded companies that have advocated the use of therapeutic cloning are struggling.
"Somatic cell nuclear transfer does not relate to cloning, and the people who call it therapeutic cloning are creating a lot of confusion, because it is not cloning at all, and it certainly is not reproductive cloning, " Specter said.
That is likely to spook lawmakers who already voted in the House of Representatives to make all human cloning, including the therapeutic kind, illegal.
The Radical Party wants to turn the spotlight on euthanasia, therapeutic cloning and freedom of scientific research.
But I think what makes me even angrier as a scientist is the hype and false promises around therapeutic cloning.
CNN: Human stem cell cloning: 'Holy Grail' or techno-fantasy?
There is definitely something weird here, something that brings out religious terminology like "the Holy Grail of medicine" around therapeutic cloning.
CNN: Human stem cell cloning: 'Holy Grail' or techno-fantasy?
On November 22nd, the government published new legislation permitting therapeutic, but explicitly outlawing reproductive, cloning.
That's because therapeutic cloning is a fantasy, one that belongs to the modern religion, the religion of technocracy.
CNN: Human stem cell cloning: 'Holy Grail' or techno-fantasy?
People often say to me that scientists pursuing therapeutic cloning are "just trying to make money, " but the truth is worse.
CNN: Human stem cell cloning: 'Holy Grail' or techno-fantasy?
Another issue, raised in an editorial in Science by Stanford bioethicists, is the lack of ethical safeguards for women who donate eggs to be used in therapeutic cloning research.
But one thing evident from their research: Such therapeutic cloning could be a very expensive treatment, more costly than even the priciest drugs.
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