An OHSU biologist’s cloned human embryonic stem cell breakthrough is bringing up the debate over harvesting stem cells again.
An OHSU biologist’s cloned human embryonic stem cell breakthrough is bringing up the debate over harvesting stem cells again.
The methods [Shoukhrat Mitalipov] detailed in a prestigious journal in May are viewed as within scientific spitting distance of creating human clones. Indeed, his latest research at Oregon Health & Science University is banned from any federal funding because it entails destruction of what are considered early human embryos.
His study renewed calls in the U.S. for a cloning ban similar to other countries. Making matters worse, duplicate images in his published article led a posse of scientists online to pore through his earlier work, searching for other errors.
Read more at OregonLive.com.
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