Raelians Threatening Legitimate Research?

Scientific American is carrying some commentary on the ongoing Raelian cloning story. While the truth of things is less than clear, researchers worry that cloning opponents will use the controversy as justification for banning potentially life-saving theraputic cloning research.

Link: http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa003&articleID=0000315E-AC8E-1E10-8B3B809EC588EEDF

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