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Future galaxy collision predicted
WASHINGTON, March 8 (UPI) -- The American Association for the Advancement of Science has asked the United Nations to modify a resolution calling on nations to ban all forms of cloning.
The hotly debated resolution was approved by a United Nations comittee in February and is expected to be voted on soon by the General Assembly.
AAAS is worried the resolution now up for consideration by the U.N. General Assembly does not make a clear enough distinction between reproductive cloning and cloning for research.
The organization opposes human cloning for reproductive purposes, wrote Alan Leshner, chief executive officer of AAAS, but supports cloning -- including cloning of human cells -- for study, as part of a tremendously promising avenue of research.
"We believe that cloning for research purposes, where stem cells are extracted for further study, holds great promise for contributing to human health and dignity by developing effective treatments or cures for people whose daily lives are challenged by serious diseases and injuries that cause great suffering and premature death," said the March 7 letter to Jean Ping General Assembly President.
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