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cloning: see clone clone, group of organisms, all of which are descended from a single individual through asexual reproduction, as in a pure cell culture of bacteria. Except for changes in the hereditary material that come about by mutation , all members of a clone are genetically ..... Click the link for more information. . cloningTo make a product that functions like another. See clone. See also cloning software. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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A similar threat was issued against Cardinal George Pell of Sydney when he, too, opposed embryonic stem cell cloning. Parliament passed Australia's first laws on stem cell research in 2002, allowing scientists to extract stem cells from spare embryos intended for in vitro fertilization but preventing cell cloning. Scientific progress on stem cell cloning - the manufacture of human "mother" cells that could be grown into nerves, muscles, bone and organs - is moving at a fast pace. |
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