Read more cloning stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/8392/cloning.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:00:21 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72546/mixed-verdict-against-fake-korean-cloner.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe disgraced South Korean scientist who falsely claimed major breakthroughs in stem cell research in human clones was convicted of embezzlement and other charges, but was acquitted of fraud and received only a suspended sentence. Hwang Woo-suk was hailed as a national hero in 2004 for claiming in the journal...http://www.newser.com/story/72546/mixed-verdict-against-fake-korean-cloner.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 26 Oct 2009 5:07:22 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68291/worlds-first-cloned-wolf-dies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOne of of the world's first two cloned wolves has died due to unknown causes, reports the Korea Times . Snuwolf, 4, was found dead at South Korea's national zoo. Her identical sister, Snuwolffy, remains healthy. "Snuwolf had been in good condition," said Prof. Shin Nam-sik, a leader of the team...http://www.newser.com/story/68291/worlds-first-cloned-wolf-dies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 01 Sep 2009 3:10:36 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65148/scientists-breed-mice-from-stem-cell-alternative.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagScientists in China have created mice using stem cells made from modified skin cells—hinting at an alternative to embryonic stem cells, the Washington Post reports. Separate teams used viruses to manipulate genes that caused mice skin cells to regress back into induced pluripotent stem cells—which, within a placenta...http://www.newser.com/story/65148/scientists-breed-mice-from-stem-cell-alternative.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 23 Jul 2009 14:26:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63751/jacko-wanted-a-clone.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMichael Jackson “was hoping that Michael Jackson could live forever,” his chauffeur tells the Mirror . “Michael said he wanted a mini-version of himself cloned to carry on his legacy.” The singer became obsessed with the idea after learning about a religious sect that believes cloning is the key to eternal...http://www.newser.com/story/63751/jacko-wanted-a-clone.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 07 Jul 2009 9:03:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61309/indian-scientists-clone-buffalo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe buffalo has now joined sheep, camels, and wolves among the ranks of the cloned, Discover reports. Scientists at India’s National Dairy Research Institute first cloned a buffalo in February, but it died soon after its birth. They’ve now cloned another: Garima, a 95-pound female. The ability to clone could...http://www.newser.com/story/61309/indian-scientists-clone-buffalo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 08 Jun 2009 13:04:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56969/experts-blast-clone-docs-claims-credibility-ethics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA fertility doctor who claims to have implanted cloned human embryos into several women is being denounced as an unscrupulous publicity hound by leading figures in his field, the Independent reports. Panayiotis Zavos has failed to make his work available for review by his peers, the experts charge, and his...http://www.newser.com/story/56969/experts-blast-clone-docs-claims-credibility-ethics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 23 Apr 2009 8:00:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49749/new-research-raises-hopes-for-viable-human-cloning.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHuman cloning, for medicine or even reproduction, may be more realistic than ever, Wired reports. Researchers found genetic characteristics similar to normal human embryos in cloned human embryos. The findings are a first step toward therapeutic cloning, in which embryonic stem cells that can replace failing tissues are grown from...http://www.newser.com/story/49749/new-research-raises-hopes-for-viable-human-cloning.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Feb 2009 16:07:39 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46785/fidos-clone-just-aint-fido.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLou Hawthorne's canine cloning business is well on its way—with clients paying upwards of $130,000 to duplicate their pets—but the copies of his own beloved family dog have hardly replaced her. Clones Mira and MissyToo vary in size and color, and Hawthorne's mother—keeper of the original...http://www.newser.com/story/46785/fidos-clone-just-aint-fido.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 01 Jan 2009 10:43:21 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45162/vatican-condemns-cloning-morning-after-pill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEmbryos deserve “the dignity proper to a person,” the Vatican declared today in an uncompromising doctrinal declaration on reproductive science, its first in more than 20-years. The long-awaited document condemns everything from embryonic stem-cell research to human cloning to the morning-after pill, which falls “within the sin of abortion.” Human...http://www.newser.com/story/45162/vatican-condemns-cloning-morning-after-pill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 12 Dec 2008 8:11:04 CST