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... to have immunosuppressant drugs for the rest of their life, these drugs are normally used to help the patients after the transplant. Also there will be no danger of organ rejection. The process of therapeutic cloning begins when an individual requires a new tissue or organ; a cell is then extracted from the patient. A woman's ovum is then used in the process; the DNA from the ovum has then been extracted. Once the DNA has been extracted, a pre-embryo has been created. The next step of the process, the DNA from the cell extracted from the patient, the extracted DNA sample will then be inserted into the woman's ovum. An electrical shock is then produced from the ovum; this shock starts the embryo making procedure. In a small percentage of cases, a pre-embryo will be formed. The pre-embryo will be allowed to develop and produce many stem cells. So far, ...
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