1. Therapeutic Cloning
In this time the pre-embryo is allowed to develop and produce many stem cells. ... The stem cells are then encouraged to grow into whatever tissue or organ is needed to treat the patient. Stem cells are a unique form of human cell that can theoretically develop into many organs or body parts of the body. ... However, when the stem cells are extracted, the organism dies because the stem cells are necessary for continued development. ... So the embryo that provides us with stem cells is not human, but it certainly has the potential to be. ...
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