On The Issue Of The Cloning Of Human Cells DFG Remains Skeptical
Main Category: Stem Cell Research
Article Date: 23 Jan 2008 - 2:00 PST
According to a paper published in the journal Stem Cells, an American
group has succeeded in inserting cell nuclei from human skin cells
into human enucleated oocytes and to stimulate these new cells to
undergo cell division in the laboratory. This may constitute the
first step on the way towards cloning human cells. Many issues
relating to the method employed remain unclear at present.
The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinsch
already expressed its scepticism regarding the process
of "therapeutic cloning" or "research cloning" when it released a
statement on the issue of stem cell research in the autumn of 2006.
Both for scientific reasons, and because this method calls for a
large number of eggs from young donors, the DFG has given clear
priority to research into reprogramming methods. Developments since
late 2006 have confirmed the DFG's stance. Research done by American
and Japanese groups, for example, has shown that it is possible to
convert human skin cells back into cells similar to stem cells by
treating them with reprogramming factors.
The DFG is also very critical of recent findings in the field
of "research cloning in the human system". Experiments of this kind
are prohibited in Germany, as is importing cloned cell lines. The DFG
has no intention of changing its current position.
Rather, the DFG continues to support research into the reprogramming
of adult and embryonic stem cells.
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Article adapted by Medical News Today from original press release.
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Source: Dr. Eva-Maria Streier
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinsch
http://www.medicaln
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