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U.N. Abandons Treaty to Ban Cloning

U.N. diplomats abandoned efforts to draft a treaty that would outlaw human cloning. They will likely settle for a weaker statement, and won’t seek a widespread ban, officials said. The debate began when Italy introduced a document into the UN. to stop any attempt at cloning human life. The Belgians objected to the use of the term “human life” in the document, because they feared it would put a stop to all forms of human cloning.

[1] There is near universal support among the United Nations’ 191 members for a ban on

reproductive cloning-creating cloned babies. [2] Many countries have wrestled over whether to allow cloning for stem cell and other types of research. [3] Indeed, many researchers believe that stem cells could be used to repair nerve tissue or cure diseases, including Alzheimer’s. [4] Stem cells are taken from embryos and cloned, but extracting these cells kills the embryo. Opponents say that this is equal to murder.

Question 49: The word “extracting” in the passage is closest in meaning to _______.

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Lunar years were inconvenient for agricultural purposes.

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The planet Mercury rotates slow than any other planet except Venus.

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A. Thank you. I couldn’t have finished my presentation without your help.

B. __________.

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It's amazing how Jenny acts as though she and Darren _____ serious problems at the moment.

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Designers could move away from conservative styles and promote the swimsuits that revealed a body’s physical attributes.

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Technology is define as the tools, skills, and methods that are necessary to produce goods.

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questions.

Paul Samuelson was the first American to won the Nobel Prize in ­­­_____.