[extropy-chat] China Daily: Legislation better than blanket ban in cloning

[Giu1i0 Pri5c0]

It is always interesting to read what the Chinese think: from the
China Daily - Scientific exploration in human cloning is inevitable.
Britain granted a group of scientists at a university a first-ever
licence to begin therapeutic cloning efforts in August. Earlier this
year, scientists in the Republic of Korea became the first to
successfully clone human embryos.
Instead of pretending that a total ban on human cloning will stop it
from occurring, we humans would be much better served by allowing
cloning in a controlled environment.
Laboratories around the world are working on technologies related to
cloning. It may enable us to better understand, if not overcome, a
number of diseases, such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and diabetes,
for which there is no present medical cure.
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-10/27/content_386045.htm