day debate called for postponing decisions on the competing resolutions from the two camps until more studies are done on stem cell research. Many governments support use of adult stem cells to cure diseases, but many oppose research using human embryonic stem cells on the ground that it destroys human life. Therapeutic cloning applies stem cells in fighting diseases and ailments, while reproductive cloning theoretically would create a genetically identical reproduction of a human being. The two sides in the debate admitted that cloning embryos to harvest stem cells could lead to cloning of human beings. "My delegation continues to believe that it would not be the right approach to seek a solution by a vote," said Christian Much, a legal adviser at the German U.N. mission. "The committee is dealing here with a key bio-ethical question that cannot be resolved with a vote." --More 0156 Local Time 2256 GMT
