A New Cloning Debate; A scientific breakthrough inspires hope for future cures and reignites vows to outlaw embryonic research.

Publication: Newsweek

Publication Date: 23-FEB-04

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Byline: Claudia Kalb

It was an electric moment--the declaration of a milestone--couched in the precise language of science. "I am happy to announce the successful derivation of human embryonic stem cells from cloned human blastocysts," Dr. Woo Suk Hwang told a packed audience in Seattle last week. Hwang, of Seoul National University, and his team harvested 242 eggs from 16...

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