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Embryonic stem cells have proven important for drug discovery and in testing for toxicity, and they also show promise for the treatment of presently incurable diseases, since they can be used to produce different types of cells that can serve to repair damaged tissue (Cerva and Stojkovic, 2007.). To avoid rejection, however, the stems cells should be derived not just from any embryo, but from a clone of the patient.