A very readable, thought-provoking, and balanced look at Halloween biotech, Frankenstein’s Cat emerged from extensive research and interviews with scientists, conservationists, ethicists, and entrepreneurs by science journalist Emily Anthes. Animal prosthetics, cloning, … [Read full article]
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Medical Breakthrough: 'Patient-Specific' Embryonic Stem Cells Achieved By Cloning
[UPDATED – May 24, 2013; see note at bottom] A team of reproductive biologists led by Shoukhrat Mitalipov at the Oregon Health and Science University (Beaverton, OR) have successfully created … [Read full article]
Cloning Farm Animals & Livestock to be Illegal in UK? (Cloning Fighting Bulls and Racehorses Not)
I didn’t even know there were people cloning fighting bulls and racehorses, but apparently there are. While the European Union (EU) has recently proposed a 5-year ban on farm animals … [Read full article]