A Boston hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, has made the decision to halt a gene therapy experiment until there is more discussion about the issue. Blows - The Laboratory. After the death of a teenager due to a gene therapy experiment, the FDA is looking into 50 gene therapy programs. The program at the University of Pennsylvania, where the teenager received treatment, has already been stopped. Copies Upon Copies.
Researchers already have the capabilities to clone animals.
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