Mature Human Embryos Cloned
Front page of the Washington Post, Thursday, February 12, 2004, scientists in South Korea state they have created the world's first mature, cloned human embryos. The embryos were grown from cells taken from a woman, with no contribution from a father, a first in human history, and new hope for advancing new therapies. It is difficult to fathom what a significant first this breakthrough holds, and the facts detailed in what these scientists have done are nothing short of remarkable. These scientists were able to extract a "robust" colony of human embryonic st…
