Scientists create human embryos to make stem cells

Scientists create human embryos to make stem cells For the first time, scientists have created embryos that are genetic copies of living people to make stem cells, which may help treat many diseases but also raises concerns about human cloning. By Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times 5:43 PM PDT, May 15, 2013 Advertisement <a target="_blank" href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/click%3Bh%3 Dv8/3de4/3/0/%2a/1r%3B272434676%3BO0- 0%3B0%3B80410665%3B4307- 300/250%3B52578454/52532957/1%3B%3B%7Eokv%3D%3Brs%3 DB0%3B%3 Bptype%3Dps %3Bslug%3Dla-sci-stem-cells-cloning- 201305 16%3Bref%3Dlatimescom%3 Bpos%3D1%3Bdcopt%3 Dist%3 Bsz%3D300x250%2C336x 280% 3Btile%3D1%3Bat%3 DMedicalResearch%3 Bat%3DScienceandTechnology%3Bat%3DSci ence%3Bat%3DHealthandSafetyatSchool%3Bat%3 DDiseasesandIlInesses%3 Biab%3 Dheal%3 Bia b%3Dtech%3B%3B%7Eaopt%3D2/1/7e66/1%3B%7Esscs%3D%3 fhttp://www.ncbmw.com"><i mg src="http://s0.2mdn.net/1970927/11-_1970927_1-newCentBmw_cube-110512.jpg.jpg" border="0" alt="" ></a><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/trb.latimes/news/science/sciencenow;rs=B0;;ptype=ps;slug=la- sci-stem-cells-cloning- 201305 16;ref=latimescom;pos=1;sz=300x250,336x280;tile=1;at=MedicalResearch;at=Scienceand Technology;at=Science;at=HealthandSafetyatSchool;at=DiseasesandIIInesses;iab=heal;iab=tech?" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img scr="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/trb.latimes/news/science/sciencenow;rs=B0;;ptype=ps;slug=la-sci- stem-cells-cloning- 201305 16;ref=latimescom;pos=1 ;dcopt=ist;sz=300x250,336x280;tile=1;at=MedicalResearch;at=S cienceandTechnology;at=Science;at=HealthandSafetyatSchool;at=DiseasesandIlInesses;iab=heal;ia b=tech?" width="336" height="280" border="0" alt=""></a> HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_027024