11.   Cloning research holds glittering promise for medicine, and many scientists fear that a hastily enacted ban might inadvertently halt research that could cure disease and save lives.

12.   Cloning research remains almost as inefficient as it is controversial.

13.   Current restrictions prohibit the use of federal funds for cloning research involving human embryos.

14.   Earlier this year, President Bush said federal money could no longer be used for cloning research involving human embryos.

15.   Even so, shortly after Dolly the sheep was cloned, President Clinton issued an executive order banning the use of federal funds for human cloning research.

16.   Federal money cannot be used for cloning research involving human embryos, and so the experiments are restricted to the private sector.

17.   Goaded by the speed with which cloning research is advancing, the Senate may follow suit in the fall.

18.   Frist said he wants to alter the Brownback bill to remove penalties for anyone using therapies derived from human cloning research abroad.

19.   Groups that equate the destruction of human embryos with murder have reacted to the study by calling for a complete ban on cloning research in the United States.

20.   Hatch also is wrestling with the idea of banning the use of public funds for cloning research while leaving the private sector alone.