### Claim of Human Cloning **Date**: December 27, 2002 • **Location**: Rome, Italy The human-cloning company Clonaid claimed to have performed the first reproductive cloning of a human, but provided no evidence for the claim. Human cloning is the creation of a genetically identical copy of a human. The term is generally used to refer to artificial human cloning, which is the reproduction of human cells and tissue. It does not refer to the natural conception and delivery of identical twins. The possibilities of human cloning have raised controversies. These ethical concerns have prompted several nations to pass laws regarding human cloning.

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