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Scientists Move Closer to Human Therapeutic Cloning

Posted by samzenpus on from the send-the-therapeutic-you-to-work-day dept.

"Human therapeutic cloning has moved a step closer after U.S. researchers said they had successfully created embryonic stem cells from monkey embryos. Scientists told a stem cell research conference in Cairns this week that they had successfully created two batches of embryonic stem cells from cloned rhesus monkey embryos."

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  1. Re:Therapeutic? by niceone · · Score: 4, Funny

    If you don't feel good, why clone yourself?

    To have someone to share the misery with?

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