- ACT was made for three purposes, cloning stem cells for medicine, cloning cows for making medicine through milk, and cloning animals for cell and tissue transplants.
- The ACT's intentions are not to clone a human being, but to find cures for diseases such as AIDs and Alzheimer's.
- When cloning 30 cows, 24 turned out to be "normal" and these results have stirred up a controversy for some time.
- ACT claims that the 24 cows were clinically normal, being that the had no genetic defects or immune deficiencies.
- ACT released another statement telling the public their goals and interests which were; gene manipulation in animals for the purpose of genetic therapy of humans.
- This relates to our Cell Unit because it talks of cloning which to my knowledge would require stem cells. Stem cell research is a hot topic for cell research and I find it relevant to our units because of the vast capabilities of stem cells, which has lead to successful cloning.
Anderson||CNN, Porter. "CNN.com - Company behind the Clones: Advanced Cell Technology - November 25, 2001." CNN.com - Breaking News, U.S., World, Weather, Entertainment & Video News. 25 Nov. 2001. Web. 20 May 2010. .
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