• Investigators led by Robert P. Lanza of Advanced Cell Technology in Worcester, Mass., implanted 496 cloned embryos into 247 cows. (scientificamerican.com)
  • The Feminist Majority, along with other advocates, believes that cloning research should continue unheeded, because cloned embryos are the ideal source of stem cells, which are used for researching new treatments and cures for many diseases. (feminist.org)
  • Compelled by Clonaid's latest claims crediting itself with the first-born human clone, House representatives Dave Weldon (R-FL) and Bart Stupak (D-MI) on Wednesday reintroduced the Human Cloning Prohibition Act, calling for a total ban on reproductive as well as therapeutic human cloning. (feminist.org)
  • Opponents to the bill then and now contend that therapeutic cloning - the cloning of specific human cells, genes and other components that alone do not develop into a human being - is critical to finding future treatments and cures for diseases. (feminist.org)
  • 5. In 2001, France and Germany requested the United Nations General Assembly to develop international conventions on human reproductive cloning, therapeutic cloning and research on stem cells. (who.int)
  • Therapeutic cloning possesses enormous potential for revolutionizing medical and therapeutic techniques. (who.int)
  • This is therapeutic cloning. (who.int)
  • 2. Over the years, the international community has tried without success to build a consensus on an international convention against the reproductive cloning of human beings. (who.int)
  • 3. Creating awareness among ministries of health in the African Region will provide them with critical and relevant information on the reproductive cloning of human beings and its implications to the health status of the general population. (who.int)
  • 7. The WHO Regional Committee for Africa is invited to review this document for information and guidance concerning reproductive cloning of human beings. (who.int)
  • 3. Media reports on nuclear transfer are usually about one form, reproductive nuclear transfer, also known as reproductive cloning of human beings . (who.int)
  • Cloning technology, however, is perceived as having the potential for reproductive cloning, which raises serious ethical and moral concerns. (who.int)
  • This is reproductive cloning, and can in theory be applied to any species of mammals, including humans. (who.int)
  • Whether these previously reported defects occur in other species or stem from differences in cloning techniquesor some combination of the twothey conclude, remains to be determined. (scientificamerican.com)
  • Australian Museum director Mike Archer said he knew 15 yearsago the specimen held the key to the return of the tiger, but itwas not until Dolly the sheep was cloned in Scotland in 1997that technology caught up with his dream. (go.com)
  • Cloning, in the manner pioneered by the team that brought us Dolly the sheep, requires cells that are in very good nick, with nuclei intact and undamaged DNA. (telegraph.co.uk)
  • That is how the first cloned sheep, named "Dolly", was created [3]. (who.int)
  • Core chapters from the third edition have been revised to feature current strategies and approaches to the preparation and cloning of nucleic acids, gene transfer, and expression analysis. (cshlpress.com)
  • 2. Nuclear transfer is a technique used to duplicate genetic material by creating an embryo through the transfer and fusion of a diploid cell in an enucleated female oocyte.2 Cloning has a broader meaning than nuclear transfer as it also involves gene replication and natural or induced embryo splitting (see Annex 1). (who.int)
  • The study of protein function usually requires the use of a cloned version of the gene for protein expression and functional assays. (nih.gov)
  • The functional characterization of the thousands of newly identified proteins revealed by genomics requires faster methods than traditional single-gene experiments, creating the need for fast, flexible, and reliable cloning systems. (nih.gov)
  • An international team of researchers reported today in the journal Cell that after a four-year search it has cloned the gene for nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome (NBCCS), a rare disorder that causes numerous birth defects and cancers, particularly an inherited form of the skin cancer basal cell carcinoma. (nih.gov)
  • Indeed, the researchers also report finding that the cloned gene, called patched (PTC), was mutated in two sporadic basal cell carcinoma tumors. (nih.gov)
  • According to researchers involved in the work, the results demonstrate that cattle producers should be able to use their cloning technology to safely replicate their best animals. (scientificamerican.com)
  • Unicellular organisms are primed to replicate (clone) themselves by nature. (who.int)
  • The Israel connection is the latest twist in the story told by Clonaid, a company that announced in Florida two days after Christmas that it had delivered the world's first human clone. (religionnewsblog.com)
  • WHA50.37, which states "the use of cloning for the replication of human individuals is ethically unacceptable and contrary to human integrity and morality. (who.int)
  • In its simplest form, cloning is defined as the exact replication of cells. (who.int)
  • This 80 percent success rate among the cloned cows approaches that of normal rates of survival from birth to adulthood, which range from 84 to 87 percent. (scientificamerican.com)
  • Several of the cloned calves experienced pulmonary hypertension and respiratory distress at birth, and fever after vaccinations at four months," the researchers write. (scientificamerican.com)
  • With the cloning of PTC, researchers can now begin to better explore the molecular peculiarities of basal cell carcinoma. (nih.gov)
  • British couples could soon be able to have babies created using DNA from two women and a man as part of a revolutionary human cloning technique. (smh.com.au)
  • But many politicians and church leaders were expected to oppose the new laws, arguing they effectively pave the way for the first human clones and remove the need for a father in the upbringing of a child. (smh.com.au)
  • But those opposed to the new laws said they contradict laws introduced in 2001 to ban human cloning. (smh.com.au)
  • JERUSALEM - The baby girl alleged to be the first human clone is in hiding with her parents in Israel for fear that U.S. authorities would separate them, an Israeli spokesman for the religious sect behind the cloning claims said Thursday. (religionnewsblog.com)
  • Human cloning is currently banned in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. (feminist.org)
  • WHA50.37 of 1997 argues that human cloning is ethically unacceptable and contrary to human integrity and morality. (who.int)
  • General Assembly the adoption of a declaration on human cloning by which Member States were called upon to prohibit all forms of human cloning inasmuch as they are incompatible with human dignity and the protection of human life. (who.int)
  • The concept of human cloning has long been in the imagination of many scientists, scholars and fiction writers [1]. (who.int)
  • So long as this form of cloning (non-human) suits human needs, does not cause harm and does not conflict with religious beliefs, it has been considered acceptable. (who.int)
  • Cloning in higher species involves somatic cell nuclear transfer, a process in which the nucleus of a somatic (non-germ) cell is taken out and inserted into an enucleated fertilized female germ cell (egg, ovum). (who.int)
  • In Israel, the law forbids cloning until the end of 2004, pending more research. (religionnewsblog.com)
  • Any basic research laboratory using molecular biology techniques will benefit from having a copy on hand of the newly published Third Edition of Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual . (cshlpress.com)
  • In this tutorial, we provide the background for DNA cloning, discuss the major high-throughput cloning systems (Gateway® Technology, Flexi® Vector Systems, and Creator(TM) DNA Cloning System) and compare them side-by-side. (nih.gov)
  • But there is much work to be done and Archer said it couldtake another 10 to 15 years to clone the tiger. (go.com)
  • Drori, who said his movement had several hundred followers in Israel, said Eve's 31-year-old mother had gone through 10 years of unsuccessful in vitro fertilizations before turning to cloning. (religionnewsblog.com)
  • Some one to four years after birth, 24 cloned cows appear normal and healthy, scientists say. (scientificamerican.com)
  • Molecular Cloning has served as the foundation of technical expertise in labs worldwide for 30 years. (cshlpress.com)
  • Building on thirty years of trust, reliability, and authority, the fourth edition of Molecular Cloning is the new gold standard the one indispensable molecular biology laboratory manual and reference source. (cshlpress.com)
  • 1. Cloning is an umbrella term traditionally used by scientists to describe different processes for duplicating biological material. (who.int)
  • Incredibly the cloned version in Chongqing could be completed before the original. (dailymail.co.uk)
  • The Independent on Sunday said if the controversial legislation was approved, babies created using the cloning technique could be born within the next decade. (smh.com.au)
  • One of the greatest controversies triggered by the rapid pace of evolution in biology, particularly in genomics and biotechnology, has been the technique of cloning. (who.int)
  • The findings, which will be published in the November 30 issue of the journal Science, stand in contrast to earlier reports of genetic, immunological and developmental defects in cloned animals. (scientificamerican.com)
  • A clone is an organism that is a genetic copy of an existing one. (who.int)
  • Rabbi Yigal Shafran, head of the Chief Rabbinate's medical ethics department, has said that when all other fertility procedures have been tried, cloning should be used to create children if it becomes possible. (religionnewsblog.com)
  • Health Ministry spokesman Ido Hedari depanned that while cloning is illegal in Israel, airport authorities don't ask arrivals whether they were cloned abroad. (religionnewsblog.com)
  • Only 30 of the clones developed to term, but of these 24 survived to adulthood and have passed the full spectrum of health tests with flying colors. (scientificamerican.com)
  • the next generation of Molecular Cloning not only carries on the proud heritage of the first two editions but also admirably expands on that tradition to provide a truly essential laboratory manual. (cshlpress.com)
  • Clonaid chief Brigitte Boisselier has said the baby was cloned from an American woman, who remains unidentified. (religionnewsblog.com)