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Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Human Stem Cells Created Using Cloning Technique

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In a provocative experiment, researchers said Wednesday they had used a cloning technique to create early-stage human embryos that were partial copies of the patients from which they were derived.

The experiment, published in the journal Nature, is part of a larger quest to make fresh, patient-specific stem cells and treat many difficult diseases. It created 13 cloned early-stage human embryos that were partial clones of diabetic patients. Each embryo carried three sets of chromosomes -- an extra set -- which means they were abnormal and would not have been viable if implanted in a womb and carried to term.

Read More: http://www.foxnews.com/health/2011/10/05/human-stem-cells-created-using-cloning-technique/

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