Scientists in the U.S. claims to have succeeded for the first time in history cloning cells from an adult human.
Cloning stem cells for tissue culture, required to date embryonic cells. However, researchers at the Center of Advanced Cell Technology of Marlborough, in the U.S., have achieved at present, similar results using cells from two adult men who their age range was between 35 to 75 years old.
Cloning stem cells for tissue culture, required to date embryonic cells. However, researchers at the Center of Advanced Cell Technology of Marlborough, in the U.S., have achieved at present, similar results using cells from two adult men who their age range was between 35 to 75 years old.
Scientists cloned cells of two adults to create embryos in early stages. Later, they obtained tissues from such embryos that perfectly replicated DNA from donors, shows the study, published in the journal “Cell Stem Cell”.
This achievement reachs a milestone in the field of medicine because this now known as 'therapeutic cloning' adult cells could help develop treatments for diseases such as multiple sclerosis, diabetes, Alzheimer's or Parkinson's.
The results of the investigation, led by the American scientist Robert Lanza , have also generated controversy because there are people who says could be the first step towards human reproductive cloning.
