Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Date: December 7, 2004
Summary:
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports researchers at the University of Pittsburgh obtained embryonic stem cells from cloned monkey embryos:
"University of Pittsburgh reproductive biologists have taken one small step for basic science that could bring about one giant leap for public health. Using techniques developed earlier this year by South Korean researchers, Pitt scientists cloned monkey embryos that survived long enough to develop the precursors to embryonic stem cells, the universal cells hailed for their potential to cure Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, spinal cord injuries and other ailments."
