REPRODUCTIVE VS. 'THERAPEUTIC' CLONING

 

Is there a difference?

 

Cloning is done through a process called somatic cell nuclear transplantation (SCNT).  This is the scientific term for cloning. All clones made through SCNT are made the same way; the only difference is what is done with the cloned embryos after they are created. 

Scientists may let the clone live—reproductive cloning; or kill the clone for her stem cells—therapeutic cloning.

 

• Reproductive cloning occurs when a copy of another human being is created through SCNT, allowed to grow up to 14 days in a petri dish, and then transplanted into a womb to grow until birth.

 

• Therapeutic cloning occurs when cloned embryos created through SCNT are allowed to grow for a few days and then killed for their stem cells..

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