"Cures not Clones".Editor's note Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. . The following April 10 briefing was sponsored by Americans to Ban Cloning. Dr. Dooley is CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , IntegriDerm and Altruis, and Co-Founder and Former President, BIO of Alabama. All Forms of Human Cloning Although genes are recognized as influencing behavior and cognition, "genetically identical" does not mean altogether identical; identical twins, despite being natural human clones with near identical DNA, are separate people, with separate experiences and not altogether Are Unnecessary and Immoral It is my distinct honor to address you today as a biotechnology scientist, entrepreneur, and advocate for economic development within the biotechnology industry. My expertise in these capacities is demonstrated by the fact that I am the CEO and founder of two scientific companies - - IntegriDerm, a biopharmaceutical company, and ALtruis, an Internet health care company with likely the world's largest collection of health care and biotech informational web sites. In addition, I was the co-founder and former president of Alabama's biotechnology industry trade organization, and I am very pleased at the rate of growth of economic development in Alabama's life science industry. I resigned as president of this organization in March 2002 solely as a result of my opposition to policy statements by the Biotechnology Industry Organization Biotechnology Industry Organization or BIO was founded 1993 in Washington, DC. James C. Greenwood is BIO's current President. External links
Human cloning for any reason is unnecessary and immoral. There is no scientific, medical, or moral imperative A moral imperative is a principle originating inside a person's mind that compels that person to act. It is a kind of categorical imperative, as defined by Immanuel Kant. Kant took the imperative to be a dictate of pure reason, in its practical aspect. to clone human beings or to produce human embryonic stem cells via embryo destruction. It should be noted that "reproductive cloning reproductive cloning n. The genetic duplication of an existing organism especially by transferring the nucleus of a somatic cell of the organism into an enucleated oocyte. " and so-called "therapeutic cloning therapeutic cloning n. A procedure in which damaged tissues or organs are repaired or replaced with genetically identical cells that originate from undifferentiated stem cells. " both utilize the same unnatural manipulations of early stage human embryos. Since human life starts as a single cell embryo by conception using natural means or by somatic cell nuclear transfer Noun 1. somatic cell nuclear transfer - moving a cell nucleus and its genetic material from one cell to another nuclear transplantation, SCNT, somatic cell nuclear transplantation biological research - scientific research conducted by biologists in the case of cloning experiments, cloned human embryos - - no matter how small - - represent human beings with the potential to give rise to adults if implanted in the uterus. The difference between "reproductive" and "therapeutic" cloning is merely semantic and differs only in the intentions for their ultimate use. As a biotechnology industry insider I can say confidently that there are no valid justifications to produce human clones either for reproductive reasons or for the generation of human embryonic stem cells. Two online commentaries provide the rationale for moral and scientific opposition to both human cloning and embryonic stem cell research: www.e-human-cloning.com and www.e-stem-cell.com. Alternative research approaches and therapies for various diseases are available and are being pursued by researchers, thus abrogating the so-called "need" for human embryonic stem cell research. Viable alternatives include adult stem cells, biotechnology-derived recombinant proteins Since human recombinants have replaced the animal version in human therapeutics, the prefix of "rh" for "human recombinant" appears less and less in the literature Human recombinants that replaced animal or harvested from human types Conversely, the moral imperative to preserve the sanctity of human embryonic life should overrule The refusal by a judge to sustain an objection set forth by an attorney during a trial, such as an objection to a particular question posed to a witness. To make void, annul, supersede, or reject through a subsequent decision or action. the desires by scientists and physicians who seek to manipulate human embryos for financial gains and/or mere scientific interests. Morality should be elevated above money. And some forms of scientific enquiry should not be permitted by society. The Senate bill, S. 1899, advocated by Senator Sam Brownback is an excellent piece of legislation deserving the support of the entire U.S. Senate, President Bush, and the citizens of the U.S.A. This bill parallels an identical bill sponsored by Congressman Dave Weldon that passed overwhelmingly in the U.S. House of Representatives last year. I encourage the U.S. Senate to pass Senator Brownback's bill to ban human cloning, as all human cloning for any reason is unnecessary and immoral.>EN |
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