Wednesday, June 07, 2006

Harvard starts human cloning work

Source: BBC News
Posted: June 7, 2006

Summary:

Researchers from Harvard University have begun efforts to clone human embryos. The scientists say they hope to harvest stem cells to try to fight blood diseases like leukaemia and diabetes.

Commentary: Hopefully these experiments will have successful preliminary outcomes that will lead researchers toward eventually creating patient-specific stem cell lines that will be able to effectively treat diseases, injuries and other medical and health conditions.

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