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Controversy about technology to create perfect babies
Scientists call for a ban on the use of genetic modification technology on human embryos to create children who carry good genes at the request of their parents
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For the first time cloning human embryos
Shoukhrat Mitalipov, a researcher at Oregon Health and Science University in the US, and colleagues have used cloning techniques to create human embryos, the BBC reporte…
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Human embryo production from genes of 3 people
Scientists in Oregon created embryos with genes from a man and two women.
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He secretly crossed human embryos with animals
A secret that has just been revealed from British scientists was shocking when they were holding about 150 hybrid embryos between humans and animals.
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US launches clinical trial of stem cell therapy
Clinical trial of human embryonic stem cells was started at a hospital in Georgia, USA. Biotech company Geron said it was licensed by the US government to use this contr…
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France: Allows research on human embryos
The French government has just announced the official decree allowing research activities on human embryos and stem cells. According to the decree, research on human emb…