Stem Cell Breakthrough Could End Human Embryonic Experimentation
21 Nov 2007 18:07 Africa/Lagos Stem Cell Breakthrough Could End Human Embryonic Experimentation Cloner of 'Dolly the Sheep' denounces life-destructive research in light of new discovery MADISON, Wis., Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers have announced this week that they have made a significant breakthrough in stem cell research using adult skin cells that could end the use of live human embryos as research subjects. Scientists from the University of Wisconsin at Madison announced that they have identified four genes that, when manipulated, can force a skin cell back to the embryonic stage, creating a potentially unlimited supply of stem cells without having to destroy human embryonic life. The discovery was made simultaneously with independent researchers in Japan. In the wake of this discovery, the famed cloner of "Dolly the Sheep," Prof. Ian Wilmut, has abandoned and denounced the life-destructive therapeutic cloning in favor of the more ethical production ...