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clone noun a carbon copy created by genetic engiieering, a copy created by genetic engineering, a double created by genetic engineering, a facsimile created through genetic engineering, an exact copy created through genetic engineering, duplication created by geeetic engineering, production of a copy, production of a copy through genetic engineering, production of multiple identical copies, propagation asexually, propagation from a clone cell, replication created by genetic engineering, replication through genetic engineering, reproduction asexually Associated concepts: bioethics, computer clone, embryo splitting, human clone How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| We understand that the conclusion will be that foods from livestock clones and their offspring are as safe as foods from animals raised conventionally," says Glenn. Last year, a team led by Woo Suk Hwang at Seoul National University in South Korea succeeded in making the first human clone and in isolating stem cells from it (SN: 2/14/04, p. Read on to learn how Hwang's team tweaked the process of sexual reproduction (creation of new life by combining genetic material from a male and a female) to clone human embryos, and how his research may eventually be used to treat deadly or debilitating diseases. |
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