Scientists Prepare To Clone a Human; Experiment Aims to Help Infertile Couples
Scientists from Italy, the United States and Israel said today they would begin preparations in the next few weeks to try to produce the first clone of a human being.
The team said more than 600 infertile couples had already asked to participate in the experiment, which would be aimed at helping such couples have children.
Rome obstetrician Severino Antinori and Lexington, Ky.-based fertility specialist Panos Zavos said they believed they could accomplish the cloning within one to two years. Financing for the effort is private and "unlimited," they said, with no government involvement.
Advances in the field have come about so rapidly that cloning a human being is inevitable, they said, asserting that their responsible approach made them the best candidates to take the procedure forward. …
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