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Subject: Fw: Human clone claim in cow
Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2002 20:57:54 -0500

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From: basie 
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Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2002 3:53 PM
Subject: Human clone claim in cow


Human clone claim


Seoul - South Korean researchers claim to have produced an early-stage human 
embryo clone in a procedure that could be used for medical purposes. 


Researchers at the Maria Infertility Hospital Medical Institute in Seoul made 
the announcement on Friday. They said they had transferred genetic material from
human cells into the egg cells of a cow. 


The cells split and turned into early-stage embryos or blastocysts, which 
displayed up to 99% human characteristics, according to the leader of the 
research team, Park Se Pil. 


It would be impossible for the embryos to become fully grown human beings. But 
the researchers hope to use the method to produce stem cells that have the 
potential to become more mature cells that can be used to produce human tissue. 
- Sapa/DPA




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