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Human cloning 2001.

Abstract

This review summaries human cloning from a clinical perspective. Natural human clones, that is, monozygotic twins, are increasing in the general community. Iatrogenic human clones have been produced for decades in infertile couples given fertility treatment such as ovulation induction. A clear distinction must be made between therapeutic cloning using embryonic stem cells and reproductive cloning attempts. Unlike the early clinical years of in vitro fertilization, with cloning there is no animal model that is safe and dependable. Until there is such a model, 'Dolly'-style human cloning is medically unacceptable.

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David L Healy, Gareth Weston, Martin F Pera, Luk Rombauts, Alan O Trounson. 2002. Human cloning 2001.. https://doi.org/10.1080/1464727022000198972

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