Where do we go from here? If we give Europe the green light to proceed with embryonic stem cell research, what will be the next step? What will be the position vis-à-vis cloning, which would be the ultimate development of stem cell research? Research into cloning is being carried out in various parts of the world, whether under government approval or otherwise. Cloning has already taken place in respect of animals and some people believe that research into human cloning is ongoing at present. The latter would have extremely serious repercussions.