American universities (including University of California, San Francisco) are trying to create stem cell lines using cloned human embryos. (This is what South Korean researchers claimed to have done in 2004 and 2005; the lab later admitted that they'd fabricated their research.) Check the NPR story on who's in the business, how they're paying for it, and what the ethical issues are.
Explore
Recent comments
What is the purpose of museums? To educate the next generation. How are we to be educated when...
We saw a completely white squirrel today on our walk to the end of our street and back. We live in...
I never used to have a fear of heights, either, like a lot of you, but I do now on some things. I'...
I just had steroid injections in my knees about 36 hours ago. I started hiccuping about 4 hours ago...
Subscribe
Connect with Science Buzz on Facebook and Twitter.
You can also subscribe to our RSS feed using any newsreader software.
Post new comment