Scientists Create First Cloned Human Embryo

jayfoxpox · Jun 4, 2013

http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2013-05/scientists-create-human-clone-embryo-stem-cell-harvesting

Scientists have made an embryonic clone of a person, using DNA from that person's skin cells. In the future, such a clone could be a source of stem cells, for super-personalized therapies made from people's own DNA.
It's unlikely that this clone could develop into a human, say the scientists, a team of biologists from the U.S. and Thailand. The team plans to publish a paper in the future detailing why not,Nature reported. Previously, the team conducted this entire process, including a technique called somatic cell nuclear transfer, in monkeys. Those monkey embryo clones always died before they could grow into adult monkeys.
"While nuclear transfer breakthroughs often lead to a public discussion about the ethics of human cloning, this is not our focus, nor do we believe our findings might be used by others to advance the possibility of human reproductive cloning," Shoukhrat Mitalipov, the clone research's lead scientist, said in a statement. Mitalipov is a biologist who studies cells and development at the Oregon Health and Science University.
This is a feat that's been a long time coming. The world even got a bit of a tease of it nearly a decade ago, in 2004 and 2005, when Woo Suk Hwang of Seoul National University said he'd made human clones. It turned out Hwang was lying.
Now, Mitalipov and his team have made clones using the same basic technique that created Dolly the cloned sheep in 1996. The scientists took skin cells' nuclei-the centers of the cells, where the cells keep their DNA-and transplanted them into eggs that had their own genetic material removed. They then grew the eggs for a few days, harvested the daughter cells that appeared, and created a cell line, or a colony of cells that reproduces stably. The stem cells in the cell line could become several different types of adult cells, just like natural stem cells.
In the future, stem cells made in this way will compete with another method of creating personalized stem cells. Researchers previously showed they are able to transform adult skin cells directly into stem cells, with no stop for a transfer into an egg along the way. Such cells are called induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPSCs, and they don't require the creation of embryos.

Click to expand...

STilladelph · Jun 4, 2013

So we can finally make a man bear pig

Storm Crow · Jun 4, 2013

We have been making human clones, since forever! They are called identical twins or triplets!

rhapsodyrcks · Jun 16, 2013

The next stage is to create a clone of a adult human then genetically stop a brain and nervous system from developing so its nothing more then a husk for spare organs that can be transplanted with no rejection. Then solve the aging issue and we can live for 200 years easily. You could even do direct bone replacement should the need arise.

To life eternal!

yurigadaisukida · Jun 17, 2013

rhapsodyrcks said:

The next stage is to create a clone of a adult human then genetically stop a brain and nervous system from developing so its nothing more then a husk for spare organs that can be transplanted with no rejection. Then solve the aging issue and we can live for 200 years easily. You could even do direct bone replacement should the need arise.

To life eternal!
Click to expand...

For the rich

Sent from my LG-E739 using Grasscity Forum mobile app

FatGrow · Jun 17, 2013

this is dumb we know they're very much capable of making crazier stuff, and they already have human clones, stop insulting our intelligence.

SiriusWolff · Jun 17, 2013

^ proof of living clones plz

Forums

Scientists Create First Cloned Human Embryo

jayfoxpox Registered User

STilladelph Registered User

Storm Crow Very Old School Stoner
Old School

rhapsodyrcks Registered User

yurigadaisukida Registered User

FatGrow N.I.G.G.A

SiriusWolff GC Resident Furry Deviant
Gold Member

Share This Page

Network

Forums

Help

Find Us On

Useful Searches

Scientists Create First Cloned Human Embryo

jayfoxpox Registered User

STilladelph Registered User

Storm Crow Very Old School Stoner Old School

rhapsodyrcks Registered User

yurigadaisukida Registered User

FatGrow N.I.G.G.A

SiriusWolff GC Resident Furry Deviant Gold Member

Share This Page

Storm Crow Very Old School Stoner
Old School

SiriusWolff GC Resident Furry Deviant
Gold Member