Cloning
Dolly the sheep cloning biologist dies at 58
Oct 11, 2012 14:04 EDT
A British biologist who was a key part of the team which created Dolly the sheep, a breakthrough in animal cloning, has died, it was confirmed Thursday.
Progress claimed in quest to clone mammoth
Sep 12, 2012 07:57 EDT
There may be some life left yet for the woolly mammoth, according to controversial research by Russian and South Korean scientists that has raised hopes the extinct animal could be cloned.
S.Korean, Russian scientists bid to clone mammoth
Mar 13, 2012 03:13 EDT
Russian and South Korean scientists have signed a deal on joint research intended to recreate a woolly mammoth, an animal which last walked the earth some 10,000 years ago.
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Nov 25, 2011 19:00 EST
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Disgraced Korean scientist unveils cloned coyotes
Oct 17, 2011 03:04 EDT
Disgraced South Korean stem cell scientist Hwang Woo-Suk unveiled eight cloned coyotes Monday in a project sponsored by a provincial government.
Personalised stem cells back in the spotlight
Oct 05, 2011 13:20 EDT
Scientists on Wednesday said they had made strides in lab research in personalised stem cells, reviving interest in a goal clouded by fraud and ethical storms.
Scientists use cloning to make human stem cells
Oct 05, 2011 13:18 EDT
CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. scientists for the first time have used a cloning technique to get tailor-made embryonic stem cells to grow in unfertilized human egg cells, a landmark finding and a potential new flashpoint for opponents of stem cell research.
Few replicas as first cloned cat nears 10
Aug 08, 2011 01:28 EDT
Nearly 10 years after scientists cloned the first cat, predictions of a vast commercial market for the "resurrection" of beloved pets through cloning have fallen flat.
South Korean scientists create glowing dog: report
Jul 28, 2011 06:30 EDT
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean scientists said on Wednesday they have created a glowing dog using a cloning technique that could help find cures for human diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, Yonhap news agency reported.
Korean scientists create glowing dog: report
Jul 27, 2011 11:51 EDT
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean scientists said on Wednesday they have created a glowing dog using a cloning technique that could help find cures for human diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, Yonhap news agency reported.
South Korea back in stem cell spotlight with new treatment
Jul 07, 2011 02:01 EDT
SEONGNAM, South Korea (Reuters) - More than five years after South Korea's scientific reputation was shattered by a cloning research scandal, the country has approved stem cell medication in the form of a treatment for heart attack victims for the world's first clinical use.
China helps unravel new E.coli for embattled Europe
Jun 03, 2011 09:23 EDT
HONG KONG, Jun (Reuters) - For three long weeks Europe was gripped with fear battling a mysterious E. coli epidemic, and it wasn't until late this week that China's genomics institute nearly 7,000 km away finally put its finger on the culprit.
Bid to ban cloned foods in Europe collapses
Mar 29, 2011 13:31 EDT
An effort to ban cloned foods from supermarket shelves in Europe collapsed Tuesday after EU states and the parliament failed to agree a law to control the industry.
EU talks on food from cloned animals collapse
Mar 29, 2011 05:38 EDT
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Talks within the European Union broke down on Tuesday over how to deal with food from cloned animals, sending EU proposals on the sale of new types of foods back to the drawing board after three years of debate.
EU wrestles with issue of food from cloned animals
Mar 17, 2011 16:50 EDT
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union governments and lawmakers remained deadlocked on how to regulate the production and sale of food from cloned animals, following all-night talks in Brussels that ended on Thursday morning.
Offspring of clones in food chain leaves EU in bind
Mar 17, 2011 15:23 EDT
A new law regulating access for the first time for offspring of cloned animals to meat markets in Europe is heading for the dustbin, the European Union's current chair said Thursday.
Researchers aim to resurrect mammoth in five years
Jan 17, 2011 05:44 EST
Japanese researchers will launch a project this year to resurrect the long-extinct mammoth by using cloning technology to bring the ancient pachyderm back to life in around five years time.
S.Korea upholds suspended term for faked stem-cell research
Dec 16, 2010 12:06 EST
A South Korean appeals court Thursday upheld a suspended prison term for a scientist whose claims of stem-cell breakthroughs rocked the scientific world until his research was found to be faked.
Conviction of disgraced SKorean scientist upheld
Dec 16, 2010 01:57 EST
South Korean appeals court upholds fraud conviction of disgraced cloning scientist. An appeals court ruled Thursday to uphold most of the fraud convictions against a South Korean scientist disgraced in a cloning scandal that shook the international scientific community.
Conviction of disgraced SKorean scientist upheld
Dec 16, 2010 00:31 EST
An appeals court ruled Thursday to uphold most of the fraud convictions against a South Korean scientist disgraced in a cloning scandal that shook the international scientific community.
