March 5, 1997

The Ethics of Cloning

The subcommittee heard testimony on the ethics of cloning and biotechnological research. Dr. Varmus said that a “rush to legislate” against… read more

The subcommittee heard testimony on the ethics of cloning and biotechnological research. Dr. Varmus said that a “rush to legislate” against human cloning research may shackle other biological and genetic studies that could save lives in medicine and produce more food on farms. Others described ongoing research in cloning farm animals that are resistant to disease or are identical for drug testing purposes. close

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James Geraghty President and CEO Genzyme Transgenics Corporation
Connie Morella U.S. Representative [R] Maryland

Thomas Murray Chairman National Bioethics Advisory Commission
Caird Rexroad Physiologist Department of Agriculture->Research
James Sensenbrenner Jr. U.S. Representative [R] Wisconsin
Susan Smith Director Oregon Regional Primate Research Ctr.
Harold E. Varmus M.D. Director National Institutes of Health

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House Science Subcommittee on Technology

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Program ID:: 79385-1
Category:: House Committee
Format:: House Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Mar 05, 1997 | 9:08pm EST | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:: Mar 09, 1997 | 12:59pm EST | C-SPAN 1

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Mar 05, 1997 | 9:08pm EST | C-SPAN 1
Mar 06, 1997 | 12:44am EST | C-SPAN 1
Mar 07, 1997 | 12:43pm EST | C-SPAN 2
Mar 08, 1997 | 4:17am EST | C-SPAN 2
Mar 09, 1997 | 12:59pm EST | C-SPAN 1

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