segunda-feira, 18 de outubro de 2004

Globalidades [IV]

O futuro da clonagem começa a ser discutido esta semana:

"Britain and America are squaring off against each other for a crucial debate at the United Nations this week which could result in a controversial international convention to ban stem cell research using cloned human embryos.
President George Bush has asked countries to vote for a convention banning all forms of human cloning. Britain, meanwhile, wants a ban on the cloning of babies while allowing limited cloning for stem cells. British opposition to the blanket ban proposal is led by the Royal Society, the science academy, which has accused President Bush of exploiting the UN for domestic purposes."
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