The Holy Synod of Bishops2019-09-252019-09-252015-03-102002-01http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/219171"On Sunday, November 25, 2001, Advanced Cell Technology, a biotech Company in Worcester, Massachusetts, announced the first successful cloning of a human embryo. Denying any intention to perform reproductive cloning, the ACT team of scientists declared that the techniques they used aimed at harvesting stem cells from the inner core of human blastocysts, in order to treat a wide range of illnesses: diabetes, leukemia and other cancers, AIDS, strokes, together with neuro-degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s."engWith permission of the license/copyright holderCloningHuman Embryosillnessstem cellsReligious ethicsMethods of ethicsTheological ethicsPhilosophical ethicsBioethicsMedical ethicsChristian denominationsOrthodox (Eastern, Oriental)DogmaticsThe human beingPractical theology and theological educationTraining of church leadersMinisterial and pastoral trainingLay FormationArticle