Nuclear Transplantation, Embryonic Stem Cells, and the Potential for Cell Therapy
- 17 July 2003
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 349 (3) , 275-286
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmra035397
Abstract
This review discusses the difference between reproductive cloning and therapeutic cloning. It explains why reproductive cloning is impractical, whereas therapeutic cloning holds promise for the treatment of genetic and degenerative diseases.Keywords
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