Let’s Take a Poll About ESCR and Cloning

The last several years have been quite eventful in the field of biotechnology. President Bush was castigated for modest restrictions on federal funding of human ESCR and his policy is on the brink of being overturned. Several countries outlawed all human cloning. Some, like the UK moved full speed ahead into human SCNT. Hwang Wu-suk claimed to have created cloned human embryos, only later to have been proved a charlatan. California passed Proposition 71 which will pour $3 billion over 10 years into cloning and ESCR.

So, where will all of this lead? Take this poll and tell us what you think. (Feel free to explain your vote in the comments section.)

Which of the following outcomes do you believe will MOST likely result from embryonic stem cell research and human cloning?
Cures for most degenerative diseases.
Answers to lingering questions about human embryo development
Very little. Most advances will be in adult/umbilical cord blood stem cells.
To scientists gestating cloned fetuses for use in medical experiments and organ procurement.
To reproductive cloning.
To genetic engineering to eradicate disease.
To genetic engineering to “enhance” progeny.
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