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Major gain in cloning of human embryos (AP)

South Korean scientists have dramatically sped up the creation of human embryonic stem cells, growing 11 new batches that for the first time were genetic matches for injured or sick patients.

It is a major advancement in the quest to grow patients’ own replacement tissue to treat diseases.

Quoted: Norm Fost, a medical ethicist and professor of pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.