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Old 07-26-2008, 10:52 AM   #39 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by genuinegirly View Post
Stem cells have complete telomeres. We use these for cloning, ne? It's the somatic cells where you run into problems with the Hayflick limit. Even then, one should be able to mess with expression and induce telomerase. Isn't the TERT / TERC complex trans-acting?
I haven't seriously looked at cloning in years. That was my main concern last time I seriously discussed it, and it seems like that's gone (also that you know a lot more than I do about it.) I guess my only issue since that's fixed is that a human clone is likely to turn into a human science experiment or a lifelong sideshow exhibit through no fault of his own.
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