There are two types of cloning: reproductive cloning, which is intended to make a baby and thus a full human being, and therapeutic cloning, which means to create embryonic stem cells that can be used for therapeutic purposes, but not to implant on a woman's uterus to make a baby. read more
There are two types of cloning: reproductive cloning, which is intended to make a baby and thus a full human being, and therapeutic cloning, which means to create embryonic stem cells that can be used for therapeutic purposes, but not to implant on a woman's uterus to make a baby. read more
Gene cloning is the most common type of cloning done by researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). NHGRI researchers have not cloned any mammals and NHGRI does not clone humans. read more
The international stance on cloning is clearer, with the United Nations General Assembly banning all forms of human cloning in 2005, including both reproductive and therapeutic. For these legal reasons as well as ethical reasons, it's probable that the future of cloning will lie more in therapeutic cloning research than reproductive cloning. read more