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With the development of scientific applications, there are few side effects which are immerging. Few may be significant and few are negligible effects. Therefore for any technology or technique to be successful, there must be more number of advantages as compared to its disadvantages. Therapeutic cloning techniques have both advantages as well as disadvantages. But when we reduce the quality and number of its harmful effect, the technology improves. Apart from other uses as mentioned in the forum, today therapeutic cloning is also being used for development of milk such that it not only provides essential nutrients but also is useful in treatment of number of diseases. One of such research in New Zealand has genetically engineered cows to produce milk that can treat a number of human diseases while providing complete nutrition. Such products are excellent source of recovery for any patient who had undergone some treatment or who needs to cure specific disease. Such process of therapeutic cloning which is used to produce pharmaceutical effects by altering the genetics of animals is known as “biopharming”
Crown Research Institute AgResearch had successfully transferred such concept from mice to cow wherein the composition of milk is changed for its quality improvement as well as for its pharmaceutical uses. Such technology is being developed but is strictly under regulatory controls before their application for humans and animals. One such other example is development of grass to have more percentage of leaf mass. It is almost 25-30 % more than their wild variety. This had helped for more protein supply for livestock and had also improved drought resistant condition of the plant. Such trials are being started in other countries also. Therefore when the advantages are more and the side effects are reduced, the technology can bring revolutions and therapeutic cloning is moving in the same way!