Cloning concerns from a stem cell researcher
Posted by Jesse Reynolds December 20, 2006
Biopolitical Times
Research cloning is a peculiar beast. Although its utility and necessity as a component of regenerative medicine is uncertain, research advocates are generally willing to "go to the mat" in its defense. It's not been proven in animal models, it raises more concerns than stem cell research with leftover IVF embryos, and it arouses greater opposition among the public. Are the advocates just unwilling to take anything off the table? Or do they feel a need to close their ranks? Are they overextending themselves? Or is there a bevy of unpublished data supporting its utility?
Some scientists, though, are open with their skepticism towards the use of cloning techniques in stem cell research. The latest is embryonic stem cell researcher Austin Smith, the Director of the Wellcome Trust Centre for Stem Cell Research and "one of Britain's most respected experts in the field." He stated that, "Its prominence is out of proportion to the significance of what's being done, and there are real question marks about whether it has any utility at all."
Read the full article at The Times (London).
Some scientists, though, are open with their skepticism towards the use of cloning techniques in stem cell research. The latest is embryonic stem cell researcher Austin Smith, the Director of the Wellcome Trust Centre for Stem Cell Research and "one of Britain's most respected experts in the field." He stated that, "Its prominence is out of proportion to the significance of what's being done, and there are real question marks about whether it has any utility at all."
Read the full article at The Times (London).
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