It’s been 17 years since Dolly the sheep was cloned from a mammary cell. And now scientists applied the same technique to make the first embryonic stem cell lines from human skin cells. Ever since Ian ...

From the cloning of Dolly, who is a sheep, in 1996, cloning has become broadly known, especially in scientific meetings. As is the custom told in science fiction stories, it entered the public ...

Some of the world's renowned scientists yesterday began their discussions of biotechnology and its current and future challenges and opportunities. Organised by the Emirates Centre for Scientific ...

This undated microscopic photo shows cloned human embryos used to generate stem cells during an experiment in Seoul. South Korean researchers said they had cloned a human embryo Feb. 12, 2004 and ...

Experts have for the first time created cloned embryos from an adult monkey - a technical breakthrough that could bring efficient human cloning a step closer. A team in the US created dozens of cloned ...

Simply sign up to the Global Economy myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Scientists have for the first time produced human embryonic stem cells from adult cells through a cloning process.

PCR testing works by creating copies of a particular section of DNA, but there’s no evidence that PCR tests are being used or would be used to clone entire humans. PCR tests are effective at testing ...

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