NBAC Report
Recommendations for National Policy
With the announcement that an apparently quite normal sheep had been born in Scotland as a result of somatic cell nuclear transfer cloning came the realization that, as a society, we must yet again collectively decide whether and how to use what appeared to be a dramatic new technological power. The promise and the peril of this scientific advance was noted immediately around the world, but the prospects of creating human beings through this technique mainly elicited widespread resistance and/or concern. Public Policy Challenge Despite this reaction, the scientific significance of the accomplishment, in terms of improved understanding of cell…
