Federal funding for stem cell research has been in debate in Congress since 1995, when the annual appropriation bills put a ban on the use of federal funding for experimentation of human embryos. ... The Republicans wanted an amendment to ban human cloning. ... Thompson argues that he did not believe that any of the stem cells were contaminated and the Food and Drug Administration approved the stem cells with the mice feeder layers. ... Sam Brownback R-Kan. is trying to pass a bill and get Democrats involved to ban human cloning. ... Sam Brownback and Mary Landrieu introduced the total ...

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Drug and pharmaceutical production ("pharming-) is one way in which animal cloning could be applied for human benefit. ... In Australia, as in many countries worldwide, governments have been quick to ban cloning of human beings. ...

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