Debate over embryo stem cell testing
A panel of American and Canadian experts is debating how best to assess different human embryo stem cell lines for their quality and potential usefulness in treating human disease. One proposed method would involve injecting human embryo stem cells into an early mouse embryo, a test that is thought to...
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News from the strange world of Antinori
by Juliet Tizzard
In this week's BioNews, we report on the latest news from the world of Severino Antinori, who has made another claim that the world's first cloned baby is imminent. According to Antinori, a woman is due to give birth in January and the pregnancy is developing normally. Of course, the...