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Mixed Verdict Against Fake Korean 'Cloner'

Scientist who lied about stem cells gets suspended sentence

Oct 26, 09 5:07 AM CDT
(AP) - The disgraced South Korean scientist who falsely claimed major breakthroughs in stem cell research in human clones was convicted of embezzlement and other charges, but was acquitted of fraud and received only a suspended sentence. Hwang Woo-suk was hailed as a national hero in 2004 for claiming in the journal... More »

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stem cell research • fraud • South Korea • Hwang Woo suk • cloning • clone

World's First
Cloned Wolf Dies

Cause of death a mystery

Sep 1, 09 3:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - One of  of the world's first two cloned wolves has died due to unknown causes, reports the Korea Times. Snuwolf, 4, was found dead at South Korea's national zoo. Her identical sister, Snuwolffy, remains healthy. "Snuwolf had been in good condition," said Prof. Shin Nam-sik, a leader of... More »

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South Korea • Seoul • science • zoo • cloning • Seoul National University • clone • animal cloning • wolves • lone wolf • Shin Nam-sik

Scientists Breed Mice From Stem Cell Alternative

Researchers turn adult, not embryonic, skin cells into stem cells

Jul 23, 09 2:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists in China have created mice using stem cells made from modified skin cells—hinting at an alternative to embryonic stem cells, the Washington Post reports. Separate teams used viruses to manipulate genes that caused mice skin cells to regress back into induced pluripotent stem cells—which, within a placenta... More »

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China • stem cells • designer baby • Beijing • cloning • Shanghai • animal cloning • lab mice • induced pluripotent stem cells • embryonic stem cells

JACKSON ROUNDUP

 Jacko Wanted a Clone 

Plus, old friends Macca and Brooke weigh in

Jul 7, 09 9:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Jackson “was hoping that Michael Jackson could live forever,” his chauffeur tells the Mirror. “Michael said he wanted a mini-version of himself cloned to carry on his legacy.” The singer became obsessed with the idea after learning about a religious sect that believes cloning is... More »

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entertainment • Paul McCartney • celebrity • cloning • Michael Jackson • clone • Brooke Shields • celebrity death

 Indian 
 Scientists 
 Clone Buffalo 

First clone died soon after birth

Jun 8, 09 1:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - The buffalo has now joined sheep, camels, and wolves among the ranks of the cloned, Discover reports. Scientists at India’s National Dairy Research Institute first cloned a buffalo in February, but it died soon after its birth. They’ve now cloned another: Garima, a 95-pound female. The ability to... More »

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India • cloning • clone • animal cloning • buffalo

Experts Blast Clone Doc's Claims, Credibility, Ethics

Zavos' claim to have implanted human clones scorned by fertility experts

Apr 23, 09 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - A fertility doctor who claims to have implanted cloned human embryos into several women is being denounced as an unscrupulous publicity hound by leading figures in his field, the Independent reports. Panayiotis Zavos has failed to make his work available for review by his peers, the experts charge, and his... More »

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fertility • cloning • fertility treatment • implanted embryos • human clones • Panayiotis Zavos

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

 Fido's Clone Just Ain't Fido 

Doggie behavior, physical traits can differ

Jan 1, 09 10:43 AM CST
(Newser) - Lou Hawthorne's canine cloning business is well on its way—with clients paying upwards of $130,000 to duplicate their pets—but the copies of his own beloved family dog have hardly replaced her. Clones Mira and MissyToo vary in size and color, and Hawthorne's mother—keeper of the original... More »

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South Korea • cloning • dog • cloned pets • animal cloning • pet owners • Lou Hawthorne

Vatican Condemns Cloning, Morning-After Pill

Get out of here with your fancy science, church says

Dec 12, 08 8:11 AM CST
(Newser) - Embryos deserve “the dignity proper to a person,” the Vatican declared today in an uncompromising doctrinal declaration on reproductive science, its first in more than 20-years. The long-awaited document condemns everything from embryonic stem-cell research to human cloning to the morning-after pill, which falls “within the sin... More »

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stem cell research • abortion • Pope Benedict XVI • Catholic Church • Vatican • cloning • morning after pill • artificial insemination

 Are Cloned Puppies
 Worth the Risks?

Critics say there may be many failures for every high-profile success

Aug 20, 08 2:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Canine cloning looks set to become big business but critics warn that deformed and diseased failures could outnumber the tail-wagging successes, Wired reports. Cloning fails far more often than it succeeds, and dogs are notoriously hard to clone. A Humane Society report earlier this year charged that "serious animal... More »

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puppy • cloning • Humane Society • dog • cloned pets • RNL Bio • animal cloning

 Koreans Clone 5
 Little Boogers

World's first commercial clones

Aug 5, 08 9:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - South Korean scientists have made the world’s first commercial clones, creating five copies of a heroic pit bull named Booger, the Times of London reports. The little Boogers were ordered and paid for—at an introductory rate of $50,000—by Hollywood screenwriter Bernann McKinney, owner of the... More »

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cloning • dog • cloned pets • pit bull • clone

Scientists See Breakthrough
in Stem Cell Production

Research holds promise for Lou Gehrig's disease

Aug 1, 08 8:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - A US team has made a breakthrough in stem cell research, growing new nerve cells from the skin of patients suffering from Lou Gehrig's disease, or ALS. The work marks the first time disease-specific stem cells have been generated from a patient.The method could be used to tailor replacement... More »

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stem cell research • Stephen Hawking • Lou Gehrig's disease • cloning • ALS • Harvard Stem Cell Institute • Project ALS • induced pluripotent stem cells • motor neurone disease

 Hero Dog
 Wins Cloning
 Contest 

German shepherd who sniffed out WTC survivors will soon have double

Jul 3, 08 4:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - A retired Canadian rescue dog who helped find the last survivor in the rubble of the World Trade Center has been chosen as the world's most clone-worthy dog, the Globe & Mail reports. A California genetics company chose 15-year-old German shepherd Trakr to be cloned after reading an essay from... More »

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World Trade Center • rescue dogs • cloning • dog • cloned pets • animal cloning

 Cloning Could Save Rare Rhino 

Geneticists make last-gasp effort to pull white rhino back from the brink

Apr 18, 08 3:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Faced with a wild population of northern white rhinos that can be counted on the fingers of one hand, scientists are turning to cloning in a last-ditch effort to save the species, the Independent reports. In a technique that could be used to pull other species back from the brink... More »

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endangered species • DNA • cloning • animal cloning • rhinoceros

 Cloned
 Stem Cells
 Best for
 Parkinson's 

Study finds mice's own stem cells most effective vs disease

Mar 24, 08 9:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists have found that embryonic stem cells effectively treat Parkinson's disease in lab mice, but only when the cells come from the sick mouse's own clones, Reuters reports. The study, published in Nature Medicine, created "therapeutic clones" by transferring cell nuclei into mouse egg cells and growing them into... More »

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stem cells • Parkinson's disease • cloning • lab mice • therapeutic cloning

Environment, Bioethics Under Vatican's Scrutiny

Church updates Catholic morality for  modern, globalized life

Mar 10, 08 3:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Catholics must guard against "new sins" such as polluting the environment and using genetic modification, the Vatican says. Their church has updated the concept of sin for the contemporary world, paying special attention to the expanding and morally murky world of bioethics, a top official from the Apostolic Penitentiary,... More »

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stem cell research • Pope Benedict XVI • pollution • genetic modification • Vatican • drug trafficking • Catholicism • cloning • Holy See • bioethics • sin

Woman Orders Clone of Beloved Dog for $150K

Korean company says it's the first commercial order for a cloned canine

Feb 15, 08 10:57 AM CST
(Newser) - A California woman has placed the first order for a cloned dog with South Korean biotech firm RNL Bio, pledging $150,000 for a genetic duplicate of her dead pitbull, Booger, who once saved her from a dog attack, reports the BBC. Seoul National University scientists, who produced the first... More »

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pets • South Korea • cloning • dog • Seoul National University • cloned pets • RNL Bio • pit bull

10 Life-Changing Innovations

These technologies may ultimately transform human existence

Jan 20, 08 12:33 PM CST
(Newser) - From omnipresent Internet to cloned donor organs, LiveScience picks 10 new technologies that, when fully developed, will transform our lives.
  1. Digital libraries: When all of humanity's texts are digitized, any factual question will be answerable online.
  2. Gene therapy/stem cells: The key to curing some of our nastiest afflictions.
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list • biotechnology • cloning • WiFi • green technology • hydrogen fuel cells • WiMAX • Moore's Law • information technology • 3G

Calif. Firm First to Clone Human Embryos

Move could aid development of new stem-cell lines

Jan 17, 08 4:38 PM CST
(Newser) - A California lab has cloned a human embryo, a science first; the researchers stopped short, however, of creating stem cells. Using a process called somatic cell nuclear transfer, the scientists fused DNA from a man’s skin cells with donated egg cells—and created an embryo with cells specific to... More »

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South Korea • stem cells • embryo • cloning

FDA: Send in the Clones

Agency finds no health effects, loss of nutritional value

Jan 15, 08 1:06 PM CST
(Newser) - Clones are just as safe to eat as any other animal, concludes a much-awaited, much-debated report from the FDA. Cloned animals studied were found to be as healthy as their normal counterparts, and their meat contained equal levels of nutrients, the Washington Post reports. The 968-page document provides mountains of... More »

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food • FDA • milk • meat • cows • cloning

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