Part 1 - Types of Cloning
There are two types of cloning. Each type has a very different objective. Therapeutic cloning has as its goal the creation of embryonic stem cells for use in the treatment of disease. Reproductive cloning has as its goal the objective of initiating a pregnancy and, consequently, a new living organism. Human reproductive cloning, if successful, would result in a new human being or one who has virtually the same DNA as another individual. Both types of cloning proceed by way of somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT).
