Should Human Cloning Research Be Off Limits?
1998; Massachusetts Medical Society; Volume: 338; Issue: 13 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1056/nejm199803263381309
ISSN1533-4406
AutoresJerome P. Kassirer, Nadia Rosenthal,
Tópico(s)Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations
ResumoCloning captured public attention when Scottish scientists startled the world by announcing the birth of a sheep named Dolly that had been cloned by combining the nucleus of an adult mammary cell and an enucleated sheep egg. Interest intensified when Richard Seed, a physicist with no expertise in cloning, no institutional affiliation, and no funding, announced that he would clone humans for a fee. Fear that human-cloning factories might soon appear before anyone had a chance to digest the implications of this new technology sent Congress into action. Legislation was introduced in both the Senate and House of Representatives that . . .
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