But he said human cloning would provide patients with tissue-matched stem

But he said human cloning would provide patients with tissue-matched stem cells and eliminate any problem of rejection by the body “Human cloning must not be banned It could save many thousands of lives,” he said.. They also mark a reversal from his position stated in a paper in the journal Science in March 2001, entitled “Don’t Clone Humans!”, when he said that “if human cloning is attempted, those embryos that do not die early may live to become abnormal children and adults; both are troubling outcomes”.The South Korean team produced their cloned embryos to pursue “therapeutic” cloning by extracting and studying “stem cells” – which can be grown into any type of cell in the body.Dr Wilmut acknowledged that far too little was known about the technology and that safety was a major concern. of one of its parents.”But Dr Bruce said: “Why avoid going through a second cycle of IVF just in order to use cloning? It’s far simpler, once you’ve embarked on IVF, to continue with it, checking the genetic component of the embryos you produce before placing them in the womb.”Dr Wilmut said that therapeutic cloning offered such potential benefits that he had applied for a licence from the Government to clone cells from people suffering from muscular dystrophy, to find new treatments and understanding of that and other wasting diseases.His remarks are the first time a senior scientist with a proven track record in cloning has suggested it could have any benefit. Then a cell from the “fixed” embryo could be made into a clone, which would be implanted into the mother.

“The resulting embryo would be an identical twin of the original embryo, but with the diseased gene corrected in every one of its cells.” He adds that this child “would be a clone of a new individual, not … The leader of the team that created Dolly the sheep says cloning babies could be justified in preventing genetic disease. I have a lot of good memories here and I’ve played some good tennis. When I reflect 12 months ago it was my first match after having shoulder surgery and I was still not 100 per cent fit physically.”I still had some doubts mentally and it’s amazing what has happened in the last 12 months.”Henman added: “It seems like a long time ago but most importantly I’m feeling fit and healthy and I’m looking forward to a good season.”. The 29-year-old dominated from the outset and Robredo saved four set points before Henman finally tied up the opening set.The fifth seed cruised through the second set, breaking his opponent twice, and is now scheduled to face the Swedish veteran Jonas Bjorkman in the next round and possibly the world No 1, Roger Federer, in the quarter-finals.Henman said: “We both served consistently and aggressively, and that is going to be important indoors.”It was an advantage getting the first set under my belt and then I could put more pressure on him It was a good start and it gives me something to build on. Tim Henman, who won the Paris Masters Series event in October on his last indoor appearance, enjoyed an impressive 7-5, 6-2 victory over Tommy Robredo in the first round of the World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam on Tuesday.
The British No 1 maintained his 100 per cent record against the Spaniard, whom he had beaten on their previous two meetings.

Robbie McBryde, the Llanelli Scarlets hooker, and Robert Sidoli, the Celtic Warriors lock, return after injury for Mefin Davies and Gareth Llewellyn respectively. The only mildly surprising development surrounded the loose-head prop position, where Iestyn Thomas, of Llanelli, was given the nod ahead of the Ospreys’ Duncan Jones.O’Driscoll’s return is at the expense of Kevin Maggs – an interesting call, given Gordon D’Arcy’s inexperience at this level and the fact that Ireland now have two natural outside centres, rather than the traditional one. O’Callaghan replaces Malcolm O’Kelly, who toured Australia with the Lions in 2001. “Donncha plays with a degree of abandon, and will spice up the front five,” explained Eddie O’Sullivan, the Ireland coach..