Doctor says he is ready to start cloning babies

Article Abstract:

Italian gynaecologist Severino Antinori has indicated that he is ready to begin cloning babies. This would involve taking a cell from the skin on the back of a man's hand, removing its nucleus and placing it into an egg from the woman whose own nucleus had been taken out.

Italy, Human genetics, Antinori, Severino

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'Our intention is not to create cloned human beings, but to develop life-saving therapies.'

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Biotechnology firm Advanced Cell Technology has created a cloned human embryo that has developed to the six-cell stage. The company emphasizes that it does not aim to create cloned babies, but to produce embryonic stem cells that can be used to repair damaged tissues or organs.

Brief Article, Abstract, Human embryo

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Resignation and recriminations over cloning claim

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Scientists have raised doubts about whether Advanced Cell Technology really has succeeded in cloning a human embryo. There is particular concern about the company's decision not to publish its work in the respected journals Science and Nature, which have a rigorous peer-review policy.

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