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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. Keep in mind by Short+Circuit · · Score: 5, Informative

    Rhesus monkey stem cells may not be entirely compatible with human nuclei, so this by no means brings the human stem cell debate closer to an end.

    Cell workings differ slightly between species. Different proteins may be present, etc.

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