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Article: ALARM SOUNDED OVER CLONING.(NEWS)
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- The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)
- Article date:
- July 6, 2001
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Byline: Associated Press
WASHINGTON -- Experiments show that genes used in cloning often fail to work properly, causing serious abnormalities in mice, a finding that confirms the belief of many researchers that the method used to clone Dolly the sheep should not be used on humans.
In a study appearing today in the journal Science, researchers said even the use of embryonic stem cells in cloning did not assure the creation of normal mice. The study comes as the Bush administration considers whether to allow federal funds for non-cloning embryonic stem cell research.
''This study confirms the suspicions of many of us that cloning of humans would ...