Human embryo clone created — ‘ United States company says it has created a

human embryo clone … the

first time a research

institute with an

established track record

in the use of cloning

and other novel cell

technologies has come

forward with this sort of

announcement.

The company, Advanced Cell Technology

(ACT), is stressing that its aim is to use the

embryo as a source of stem cells – not to

create a human being.’ BBC