Scientists use cloning to make human stem cells - Technology - GMA News Online - Latest Philippine News: "CHICAGO - US 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.
The researchers were trying to prove it is possible to use a cloning technology called somatic cellnuclear transfer, or SCNT, to make embryonic stem cells that match a patient's DNA.
The achievement, published on Wednesday in the journal Nature, is significant because such patient-specific cells potentially can be transplanted to replace damaged cells in people with diabetes and other diseases without rejection by the immune system.
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