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Two views of the emperor's new clones

Nature Biotechnology volume 25, pages 282–283 (2007)Cite this article

To the editor:

I believe that your editorial “The emperor's new clones” (Nat. Biotechnol. 25, 1, 2007) and several articles in the January issue fail to highlight some major concerns as the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) moves closer to clearing the way for the introduction of animals and animal products created by somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) into the US food supply1. Although discussion has been intense regarding SCNT technology and related ethical issues, scant attention has been paid to other aspects of creating a food chain dependent upon clonally derived animals.

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