bioethics.net News Update - Cloning

EU bioethics group casts doubt on cloned livestock

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 09:40:28 EST

The European Group on Ethics in science and new technologies said the suffering and health problems of surrogates and clones were a cause for concern.

USDA: wait just a second on clones

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 03:42:11 EST

After the FDA released a report Tuesday indicating that cloned animals are safe to eat, the USDA asked producers to keep clones off the market indefinitely. The agriculture agency says it would like to facilitate "an acceptance process."

FDA report: clones safe to eat

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 09:43:18 EST

The not-yet-released FDA report obtained early by the Post concludes that cloned animals are as safe to eat as ordinary animals. A document accompanying the report acknowledges there may be ethical objections to cloning animals, but declines to examine they fall outside the FDA's purview.

FDA OK of cloned meat expected soon

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 10:49:50 EST

The declaration that meat and milk from cloned animals is safe to eat could come as early as next week. The regulatory OK is expected to set off vehement opposition from a number of consumer groups.

Iranian cloned sheep doing well

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 10:08:17 EST

Iran is aiming to become a regional center of technology and cloning is seen as part of that effort. Shiite religious leaders have ruled that cloning animals is allowable -- Sunni religious leaders have declared that cloning of all types is forbidden.

Ian Wilmut knighted

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 09:47:54 EST

The leader of the team that created Dolly the cloned sheep recently announced he was giving up cloning to work on cell reprogramming. Dolly died in 2003 and now sits -- stuffed -- in Edinburgh's Royal Museum.

"Clone-free" labels on the way

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 11:24:23 EST

Cloning companies are hoping the voluntary labeling program will eventually pave the way for greater public acceptance of meat and milk from cloned animals and their offspring.

Looking For Cats that Glow in the Dark

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 12:00:00 EST

South Korean scientists have cloned cats by manipulating a fluorescent protein gene, and one of the side effects? The cloned cats glow when exposed to ultraviolet light.

A Horse is a Horse, Of Course ...

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 05:32:39 EDT

A small group of researchers, entrepreneurs and horse owners is moving ahead with the cloning of horses, ignoring prohibitions against the practice instituted by the horse racing industry

Cloned Beef (and Pork and Milk): It's What's for Dinner

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 01:08:13 EDT

The FDA never actually approved the introduction of meat or milk from clones or their offspring into the human food chain, but it's been appearing on some American plates.

Let's Legalize Cloning?

Wed, 25 Jul 2007 07:34:04 EDT

A bioethics opines that the arguments against human reproductive cloning are unfair and irrational.

Human-Animal Embryo Tests 'Vital'

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 05:06:56 EDT

Medical research using hybrid human-animal embryos is "vital" in the fight against disease, British scientists say.

Korean Wolf Cloning Confirmed

Mon, 30 Apr 2007 04:29:59 EDT

Seoul National University panel determines scientists successfully cloned wolves, but the manuscript describing the research contained unintentional errors.

Groups Unite to Oppose UK Hybrid Ban

Thu, 05 Apr 2007 08:26:24 EDT

An unprecedented number of medical research charities join politicians and scientists calling for the use of enucleated animal eggs in human stem cell research.

UK Hybrid Embryo Ban 'Unneccesary'

Thu, 05 Apr 2007 09:05:14 EDT

Research to create human-animal hybrid embryos should be regulated instead of banned in the UK, say several goverment Ministers.