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Koreans succeed in cloning human embryos
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Comprehension Check
Match the beginnings and the ends of the sentences:
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The extraction of stem cells from cloned human embryos …
2.
The human body …
3.
Previously people thought that …
4.
The original DNA …
5.
The US government …
6.
Opponents of stem cell research …
7.
Researchers now need …
8.
Some people regard this research …
a.
… does not allow government money to be used for stem cell research.
b.
… was substituted by chromosomes from an adult cell.
c.
… to find out how to change stem cells into replacement human tissue.
d.
… as a milestone in medical research.
e.
… could lead to treatments for long-term diseases.
f.
… it was impossible to clone humans and other primates.
g.
… believe it could lead to cloning babies.
h.
… consists of up to 10 trillion cells.

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Koreans succeed in cloning human embryos
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Intermediate
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Fill the gaps using verbs from the text
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To ____________ a human embryo.
2.
To ____________ a debate.
3.
To ____________ a disease.
4.
To ____________ to news.
5.
To ____________ stem cells from a cloned embryo.
6.
To ____________ a possibility.