Therapeutic cloning for tissue repair

Facilitating ongoing community discussion on human embryonic stem cell research.
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The Australian Academy of Science hosted a second consultative forum on therapeutic cloning for tissue repair on 16 September 1999.

The meeting was planned to contribute to ongoing community discussion on human embryonic stem cell (ES cell) research.

The objective is to realise the therapeutic benefits of human stem cell research in ways that the community finds acceptable.

The views expressed in this forum summary are those of the Australian Academy of Science and were endorsed at an Academy Council meeting.