Reproductive cloning of human embryos is generally considered unethical. However, on the subject of therapeutic cloning there is a wider divergence of opinion. Which of the following is a likely explanation?
A) Use of adult stem cells is likely to produce more cell types than use of embryonic stem cells.
B) Cloning to produce embryonic stem cells may lead to great medical benefits for many.
C) Cloning to produce stem cells relies on a different initial procedure than reproductive cloning.
D) A clone that lives until the blastocyst stage does not yet have human DNA.
E) No embryos would be destroyed in the process of therapeutic cloning.
Human embryonic stem cells stained with Tra-1-60 (green) - a stem cell marker and nestin (red), a ne
Important Human Viral Table
Anthropologist Andrea Wiley (left) investigates the effects of high-altitude living on reproductive
Human salivary alpha amylase test.
The four routes of entry into the human body for hazardous materials.
Structures of the Human Eye