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NEW YORK — German scientists say cells from the testes of mice can behave like embryonic stem cells. If the same holds true in humans, it could provide a controversy-free source of versatile cells for use in treating disease. Embryonic stem cells can give rise to virtually any tissue in the body and scientists believe they may offer treatments for diseases like Parkinson's and diabetes and spinal cord injuries. But to harvest the cells, human embryos must be destroyed. Some religious groups and others oppose that. The new research into testicular cells, published online Friday by the journal Nature, comes...

A University of Pittsburgh reproductive biologist relied on the now-discredited stem-cell findings of a disgraced Korean scientist to win a $16.1 million federal grant last fall, according to federal documents and letters obtained by the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Pitt's Gerald Schatten will use the money for an ambitious stem-cell research program that will occupy four of seven floors of Magee-Womens Research Institute's building, now under construction in Oakland, the documents show. The five-year grant, awarded to Schatten in September by the National Institutes of Health, is based in part on cloning experiments deliberately falsified by Hwang Woo-Suk, the documents show.

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FORT LAUDERDALE: An executive with the company that claims to have produced a human clone was subpoenaed to appear in court, and the company was ordered to disclose the whereabouts of the baby girl and her mother. The witness subpoena and summons were approved yesterday by a court at the request of attorney Bernard Siegel, who has filed a lawsuit asking the state to appoint a guardian for the child, the attorney said. The papers were delivered to Thomas Kaenzig, a Clonaid vice president, before he spoke at the Money World 2003 conference in Fort Lauderdale, Siegel said. If Kaenzig...

Posting for information and research purposes. I. Group Profile Name: International Raelian Religion Founder: Rael, formerly known as Claude Vorilhon Date of Birth: 1946 Birth Place: France Date Founded: 1973 History: Flashback to 1973 The Raelian tradition is unique among UFO groups in that it offers a creation story that ties it to the sacred books of the monotheistic traditions. The core idea is that the ancient Hebrew concept Elohim should have been translated as "those who came from the sky" rather than "God." The Elohim come from another planet and are responsible for the creation of life on this...

<p>In a remarkable series of experiments, University of Minnesota researchers have shown for the first time in mice that rare stem cells taken from bone marrow can form the tissue of many different organs.</p> <p>The research, led by Dr. Catherine Verfaillie of the University of Minnesota Stem Cell Institute and published in advance online Thursday by the journal Nature, is a major advance in adult stem-cell research, with implications for future medical treatments.</p>

<p>Hello my friends, or rather my brothers and sisters, which I'll explain later. This is going to be one of those long pieces, so park it and come back later, or make some coffee and settle in.</p> <p>Our thought for today: This is the age of miracles and wonders, and of signs and symbols too.</p>

LONDON, DEC. 11, 2001 (Zenit.org).- Britain´s first "designer baby" laboratory is being built by a fertility expert, a move critics fear is pushing the country further down the slippery slope of eugenics. Mohammed Taranissi is creating the lab just to offer families with seriously ill children the chance to select genetically designed embryos, the Guardian newspaper reported today. These embryos in theory would provide healthy genes that can cure children with diseases which may kill them if a compatible donor cannot be found. The controversial service means that Taranissi will create a younger brother or sister to be the perfect ...

CLONING HUMAN embryos is wrong, as President George W. Bush said Tuesday. But why? To be sure, advocates of human cloning use appealing arguments. Who doesn’t want to end disease and help people with failing organs? Their case for cloning is simple: breeding babies for the purpose of growing cells and tissue will advance the battle against all sorts of medical afflictions and allow for the stockpiling of replacement organs and body parts. But this argument ultimately falls short. In the end, the (more complex) argument against human cloning is the most compelling. First and foremost, as the President said ...

<p>The Massachusetts company condemned by the Bush administration for its efforts to clone a human embryo received a federal grant last month to conduct biotechnology research.</p> <p>Advanced Cell Technology's human cloning experiments set off a national controversy last week that is renewing demands that Congress ban all cloning of human cells.</p>

28-Nov-2001 -- ZENIT.org News AgencyZENIT material may not be reproduced without permission. Permission can be requested at info@zenit.org HUMAN CLONING A REMINDER OF NAZIS, SAYS ORTHODOX Reaction to U.S. Company´s AnnouncementROME, (Zenit.org).- The human cloning experiment announced in the United States brings to mind the "crimes against humanity of a Nazi brand," says an Orthodox Church leader."The destruction of an embryo is equivalent to an abortion, in other words, a homicide," said Father Antoni Ilin, a spokesman for the Orthodox Patriarchate of Moscow."We condemn human cloning, whether for therapeutic or reproductive ends," he said. "From the moment of conception, the ...