They begin to self replicate. So in absence of any reward, the intrinsic reward is self replication.

A bit of cloning, you can get them back.

South Africa will continue to strictly regulate therapeutic cloning.

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Our approach to therapeutic cloning thus remains unchanged.

Mr. Laurin (Canada) (spoke in French) Canada's position on cloning is clear.

That position is reflected in our domestic legislation, which prohibits both forms of cloning.

The debate over therapeutic cloning is, of course, hardly limited to the US and Italy.

The General Assembly has missed another opportunity to adopt a convention prohibiting reproductive cloning. Why is that so?

Tools and reagents Nuclear transfer is a delicate process that is a major hurdle in the development of cloning technology.

We cannot, however, support attempts aimed at viewing all forms of cloning as equivalent.

The very restrictive legislation that we have recently adopted provides for separate regimes for the various kinds of cloning and research.

Therapeutic cloning research may well open up important avenues for the advancement of medicine that otherwise would remain closed.

Belgium voted against the Declaration because it makes no distinction between reproductive cloning and therapeutic cloning.

Mr. Lobach (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian) The issue of cloning involves complex scientific and ethical questions.

Many people are still unaware that women s eggs are a crucial part of therapeutic cloning.

The substance is used in the polymerase chain reaction technique, in sequencing, and in cloning.

However countries vary in their understanding of the moral, ethical and legal questions related to research on therapeutic cloning.

We reaffirm that the Declaration is non binding and that it will not affect our policy on therapeutic cloning in the future.

It is also our understanding that the Declaration does not prohibit therapeutic cloning, especially when it is being conducted under the strict supervision of relevant national authorities.

We also believe that the text of the resolution does not cover the fundamental and well known differences that exist between reproductive cloning and therapeutic cloning.

The Declaration annexed to the resolution is difficult to interpret as permitting therapeutic cloning and does not respect the differing views of Member States on therapeutic cloning.

Spain has a clear preference for the expression human beings , which is usually employed in scientific and political debates on cloning and related subjects.

Cloning and stem cell research, although not considered genetic engineering, are closely related and genetic engineering can be used within them.

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This was published after he died his sort of unfinished notes on self reproducing machines, what it takes to get the machines sort of jump started to where they begin to reproduce.

There is, of course, widespread consensus against cloning devoted to the reproduction of human beings, and most of the world has outlawed the technique.

Females reach sexual maturity at 18 to 24 months, while males are capable of reproducing at 17 months.

We consider the research into therapeutic cloning to be aimed at protecting human life and therefore not inconsistent with the Declaration that has just been adopted.

In accordance with the Declaration, States will adopt relevant legislation which prohibits reproductive cloning but which allows, within the relevant legal framework, the development of therapeutic cloning.

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Poland permits the possibility of performing scientific research in the field of human embryonic stem cells only for the purpose of saving human life or for protecting humans from serious diseases.

Canada's vote against the resolution, as submitted, in no way diminishes its commitment at the international level or to national legislation that prohibits all forms of cloning.

Basically, their rejection of the text is a recognition that the poorly named therapeutic cloning requires the creation of a new human life for the explicit purpose of destroying it for scientific research.

The Chinese delegation voted against the Declaration because the Declaration's wording is too confusing, and the prohibition it contains could be misunderstood as applying to all research into therapeutic cloning.

However, we consider the merits of therapeutic cloning on a case by case basis, according to the bioethical guidelines laid down with the approval of our National Bioethical Committee.

The United Kingdom is a strong supporter of therapeutic cloning research because it has the potential to revolutionize medicine in this century in the way that antibiotics did in the last.

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