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The cloning of human embryos by South Korean researchers has reignited debate about how to regulate human cloning. No reputable scientist wants to make artificial babies. But, there is heated ...

After outlandish claims, a few media circuses, and some near misses by legitimate researchers, a team of South Korean researchers reports the production of cloned human embryos. The findings, to be ...

BOSTON -- A research company reported Sunday it had cloned the first human embryo, a development it said was aimed at producing genetically matched replacement cells for patients with a wide range of ...

Scientists in Massachusetts said yesterday they had succeeded in creating the world's first cloned human embryos, a controversial advance intended to speed the development of new medical therapies but ...

Last week, while the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit was deployed in southern Afghanistan, researchers from Advanced Cell Technology in Worcester, Mass., announced that they had achieved the first ...

Normally “human cloning” is synonymous with somatic cell nuclear transfer, or SCNT–the fusing of the nucleus of a body cell and an egg that has had its nucleus removed to create a cloned embryo.

Harvard-affiliated researchers said today they have begun efforts to create stem cells by cloning human embryos, joining the race among a small group of scientists in this controversial pursuit. The ...

Stanford University announced yesterday it would create an institute to develop medical therapies from human embryonic stem cells, the promising but controversy-laden cells found inside human embryos.

For some time, scientists have been able to craft precise genetic copies of many creatures. Whether they are animals, or single cells, they are similarly referred to as clones. For various technical ...

The achievement is a long-sought step toward harnessing the potential power of such cells to treat diseases. But the discovery raises ethical... Scientists Clone Human Embryos To Make Stem Cells ...