First Human Clone

Korean scientists are announcing today that they have taken the first step toward creating genetically matched cells and tissues for transplant by taking stem cells from a cloned human blastocyst. Of course, the majority on the President's Council on Bioethics recommended last year that a 4 year moratorium on precisely this type of research. Look to see the Senator Brownback and others who oppose therapeutic cloning to go ballistic today.

Comments

[GoonFood]

There is only one acceptable response: Nuke S. Korea. For all that is moral in the world, we must destory this beast before it goes too far.

[critic]

"Destory" South Korea?
What, eliminate fiction?

[MJ]

Hmm, create a younger twin of yourself and then dismember him for spare parts. Yeah, nothing ethically objectionable about that.

[JimInNoVA]

Let's hope their clones run better than their cars, or he'll need a new liver and spleen at age 5.

[mak_nas]

luddite morality trumps techonology now, but technology trumps a backward society later. the christian taliban have placed far from american shores the developing centers of the next stage of biomedical evolution. sadly, i'm sure they're fine with having given it all away.

[MALAK]

Just remember, it's (literally) for THE CHILDREN!!!!