What is Cloning and is it Safe to Eat?
Cloning is a process through which genetically identical individuals can be originated. This is a term of much controversy as many countries are concerned about the possibility of human cloning in the future. However, there has been no question raised about animal cloning so far.
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In January 2008 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration expressed their view that milk and meat from any cloned animal can be consumed. This has provided the researchers with the opportunity to clone livestock for agricultural purposes as well as for testing medicines on them.