there is a profound issue here of human dignity, which I know you have written and thought about for a number of years.

OK. So your distinction is based strictly upon the physiology of the actual cell, and it is not on any, 'We think there's an important developmental stage, that human life begins after 7 days,' or anything of that nature.

I think that is, you know, a point that there is some concern about, that that could slip to a further period of time.

Very good.

And this is the same process that is being used now not only in Dolly, but in cats.

That will be entered into the record.

if you wanted to solicit information from any of the people that you work with to clarify your answer earlier.

I think one of the things that has been the big struggle in this debate is the debate about the term.

I do think, as well, you have to consider the dignity of each and every person.

what happens when we focus our research--let us say we put millions of dollars into human cloning because it seems interesting.

And the point being that you do not have use embryonic stem cells to get the body to react in a way to build an embryonic-type of growth medium and structure, then.

Those will be submitted to the record without objection.

I commend the leadership of that subcommittee, and particularly the leadership of Senators Specter and Harkin for their long and distinguished record on this issue.

I think that is a good way of putting it.

So that that one in nearly 300 is going down to--substantially as people learn more and are able to perfect the technique.

Thank you for that statement.

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