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Obama lifts curbs on stem cell research

Washington (PTI): US President Barack Obama on Monday said no to human cloning even as he went ahead to lift the eight-year ban on funding of stem cell research.

"We will ensure that our government never opens the door to the use of cloning for human reproduction," Obama said in his remarks, before signing the executive order to lift the ban on funding of stem cell research.

"It is dangerous, profoundly wrong, and has no place in our society, or any society," Obama said as he promised to enforce a strict regulations with regard to stem cell research in the country.

Promising that his Administration will never undertake this research lightly, Obama said: "We will support it only when it is both scientifically worthy and responsibly conducted. We will develop strict guidelines, which we will rigorously enforce, because we cannot ever tolerate misuse or abuse."

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