Scientists have allegedly been able to clone a number of monkey embryos and even extract embryonic stem cells from some of them. What I find particularly interesting upon browsing through various news articles is that there is no shortage of the words “cloning” or “embryo” – words typically avoided when talking about the same process using human cells.

I’m not in favor of people being deceptive or breaking the law, but I’m kind of hoping this little “breakthrough” is as fraudulent as the 2004 human cloning fabrication in South Korea. What this probably means is that the cloning of human embryos is a step closer to becoming a reality.

I really love how any advancements in cloning/ESC research, while never benefiting a single patient, make it all over the news, meanwhile real patients being treated with adult stem cells get the silent treatment.