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Fischer, Joannie.

The First Clone. / Joannie Fischer. - Los Angeles Times Syndicate, 2001. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2002. Article 20. Health, 1522-323X; .

Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2002. Originally Published: The First Clone, Dec. 3, 2001; pp. 50+.

"Since the 1997 announcement of the cloned sheep Dolly, scientists around the world have been trying to duplicate and advance the work in a variety of species from mice to monkeys. Some have succeeded, but many more have been thwarted in their efforts....ACT [Advanced Cell Technology] is the only laboratory on U.S. soil that has acknowledged working on human therapeutic cloning." (U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT) This article is the result of 18 months of inside access to ACT's laboratory work and outlines the challenges that the scientists faced while trying to engineer the first cloned human embryo.

1522-323X;


Embryonic stem cells.
Graft rejection.
Human cloning.
Human embryo.
Medicine--Research.
Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.

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