Comments on: Anti-abortion group sees a few successes this session http://minnesotaindependent.com/35687/anti-abortion-group-sees-a-few-successes-this-session News. Politics. Media. Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:48:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: PS http://minnesotaindependent.com/35687/anti-abortion-group-sees-a-few-successes-this-session/comment-page-1#comment-31485 PS Thu, 28 May 2009 17:30:23 +0000 http://minnesotaindependent.com/?p=35687#comment-31485 I'm afraid the author has gotten his cloning facts all wrong. Human cloning, or somatic cell nuclear transfer, is the insertion of the nucleus of a somatic cell into an enucleated egg to form a new human organism (not "stem cells," as the author says), from which stem cells may be extracted by killing the new organism (which is genetically virtually identical to the donor of the somatic cell). Many scientists around the world are working on human SCNT, including the University of Minnesota. Because of the amendment signed into law by Gov. Pawlenty, the U of M can no longer use state funds for that work. I’m afraid the author has gotten his cloning facts all wrong. Human cloning, or somatic cell nuclear transfer, is the insertion of the nucleus of a somatic cell into an enucleated egg to form a new human organism (not “stem cells,” as the author says), from which stem cells may be extracted by killing the new organism (which is genetically virtually identical to the donor of the somatic cell).

Many scientists around the world are working on human SCNT, including the University of Minnesota. Because of the amendment signed into law by Gov. Pawlenty, the U of M can no longer use state funds for that work.

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