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human embryos stories: 8 news summaries

Stem-Cell Researchers Can Pay Women for Eggs: NY

State stands alone in controversial decision

Jun 25, 09 2:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Counter to prevailing policies and scientific guidelines, New York has become the first state to allow publicly funded embryonic stem-cell researchers to pay women for their eggs. It lifts a huge obstacle for research, proponents say, likening it to eggs donated for in-vitro fertilization. But the $10,000 could be... More »

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human embryos • health research • New York state • therapeutic cloning • egg donors • embryonic stem cells

 US Doc Boasts  
 He Implanted 11 
 Human Clones 

'The cloned child is coming,' says controversial physician

Apr 22, 09 5:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - A controversial American fertility doctor is boasting that he cloned 14 human embryos and implanted 11 of them them into women, reports the Independent. None of the tranfers led to a viable pregnancy. A documentary filmmaker recorded the procedures involving four women who had hoped to become the first mothers... More »

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pregnancy • fertility • physician • doctor • human embryos • fertility clinic • clone • implanted embryos • human clones • Panayiotis Zavos

(Newser) - The Obama administration will issue new guidelines significantly expanding the scope of stem cell research in July, though some caveats leave scientists dubious, the New York Times reports. The new rules will likely allow federal funds to flow to researchers using surplus embryos created in fertility clinics, a practice... More »

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stem cell research • stem cells • organs • human embryos • fertility clinic • National Institutes of Health • Obama administration

(Newser) - The Vatican is in a tizzy over President Obama’s decision to lift the federal ban on embryonic stem-cell research, the AP reports. A top official called it a “victory of politics over ethics” and said that “probably some drug companies, or some economic interests” influenced the move.... More »

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stem cell research • Pope Benedict XVI • Vatican • human embryos • Roman Catholic Church • US Conference of Catholic Bishops • President Obama • sanctity • Bill Maher Grid

New Research Raises Hopes for Viable Human Cloning

Study finds cloned embryos share genetic traits with natural cells

Feb 3, 09 4:07 PM CST
(Newser) - Human cloning, for medicine or even reproduction, may be more realistic than ever, Wired reports. Researchers found genetic characteristics similar to normal human embryos in cloned human embryos. The findings are a first step toward therapeutic cloning, in which embryonic stem cells that can replace failing tissues are grown from... More »

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stem cell research • genetics • stem cells • cloning • human embryos • induced pluripotent stem cells

 Frozen Embryos
 Make Bigger Babies 

Study finds no negative effects compared with fresh

Jul 9, 08 1:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - When it comes to in vitro fertilization, frozen might be better than fresh, a new study shows. Infants born after being implanted in mothers' wombs as frozen embryos were no more likely than those from fresh stock to be born with congenital defects, the BBC reports; but they were also... More »

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pregnancy • in vitro fertilization • embryo • infant • Denmark • human embryos • scientific study

UK Approves Research
on Human-Animal Embryos

Hybrids will be used for stem cell study

May 20, 08 3:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - British legislators have voted to allow scientists to create hybrid human-animal embryos for stem cell research, the Daily Telegraph reports. The new laws will give British scientists more freedom to pursue hybrid research than those of any other country. The vote passed by a huge margin after supporters of the... More »

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stem cell research • genetics • stem cells • embryo • fetus • genetic research • human embryos

 Human-Animal Embryos Created 

Controversial cow-human creation lived for three days

Apr 2, 08 6:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - In a brave new world breakthrough, British scientists for the first time have created animal-human hybrid embryos, the London Times reports. The nuclei of cow eggs were removed and replaced with ones from a human cell, creating "admixed" embryos—or "cybrids" whose genetic material is 99.9% human.... More »

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stem cell research • hybrid animal • stem cells • embryo • scientists • bioethics • human embryos

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