Therapeutic Cloning
Therapeutic cloning is a potential medical breakthrough that uses a patient's own genetic material to grow replacement tissues.
How does it prevent organ rejection?
What is Therapeutic Cloning?
"Therapeutic cloning is the creation of an embryo to provide stem cells that are genetically identical to a patient."
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The Process
An embryo is produced with the same genes as the patient.
Stem cells from this embryo are not rejected by the patient's body.
These cells can be used to treat diabetes, paralysis, or heart disease.
The main difference between this and "normal" cloning is the intent: to treat disease, not create a new person.
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