- A twenty-first century shock announcement is set to be
made at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington on Thursday: Up
to 200 women will soon be impregnated with cloned embryos in the world's
first attempt to produce a human clone!
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- The test, planned for November, possibly on a boat in
international waters to avoid political interference, will use a technique
similar to that developed to produce Dolly the sheep.
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- Up to 200 couples from several countries, including eight
from Britain, were being selected for the cloning project, according to
a report planned for publication on Sunday in Europe.
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- Italian embryologist Severino Antinori -- whose Rome
clinic enabled a 62-year-old woman to have a baby in 1994 -- is planning
to make the stunning announcement in the Nation's Capital. Antinori's team
for the cloning drills consists of 20 international specialists.
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- No Americans will take part in the test, according to
insiders familiar with the cloning plans. White House sources warned that
Antinori will not be permitted to impregnate any of the women within U.S.
borders.
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- The announcement is expected to ignite an explosive debate
about the ethics and safety of human cloning.
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- Developing...
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- Filed By Matt Drudge Reports are moved when circumstances
warrant http://www.drudgereport.com for updates (c)DRUDGE REPORT 2001 Not
for reproduction without permission of the author
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