Experts Rip Cloning 'Story'

Posted by Dennis G. Jerz on November 26, 2001 12:00 AM | No Comments | Link to here ∴
You may have heard news stories trumpeting a great scientific breakthrough in the controversial practice of cloning human beings. Some critics claim that reporters, looking for easy stories to publish after a holiday weekend, put too much faith in a company's press release. --Experts Rip Cloning 'Story'Wired)

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