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An Uncertain Year for Cloning Laws
One big factor in the new political calculus is the ascendancy of Senate majority leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.), who as both a conservative and a physician has been seeking middle ground in the embryo research wars. Scientists believe stem cells offer potential cures for Parkinson's disease, diabetes and other ailments.
Frist supports some kinds of human embryo research but has said he opposes cloning human embryos. Two weeks ago, though -- before the unexpected turn of events that led to the resignation of his predecessor, Sen. Trent Lott (R-Miss.) -- he visited the Massachusetts company that has been at the forefront of human embryo cloning to learn about scientists' progress there. It was the first such visit by a U.S. senator.
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