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Article: Researchers May Have Found Equivalent of Embryonic Stem Cells
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- The Washington Post
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- July 24, 2009
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Chinese scientists have bred mice from cells that might offer an
alternative to human embryonic stem cells, producing the most
definitive evidence yet that the technique could help sidestep many
of the explosive ethical issues engulfing the controversial field
but raising alarm that the advance could lead to human cloning and
designer babies.
In papers published online Thursday by two scientific journals,
separate teams of researchers from Beijing and Shanghai reported
that they had for the first time created virtual genetic duplicates
of mice using skin cells from adult animals that had been coaxed
into the equivalent of embryonic stem cells.
The findings were welcomed by supporters and ...