News About Cloning Technology 19-NOV-09 en-us Storrs, Conn. (UPI) Oct 8, 2009 - U.S. and Chinese scientists say they've discovered human stem cells hold the potential to vaccinate the body against colon cancer.]]> Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Sep 30, 2009 - Israeli and German scientists say they've discovered moss might provide information allowing researchers to better program stem cells for medical purposes.]]> Seoul (AFP) Aug 14, 2009 - A South Korean biotechnology firm will early next year open a centre capable eventually of producing up to 1,000 cloned dogs annually, a company executive said Friday.]]> Paris (AFP) June 3, 2009 - Chinese researchers said on Wednesday they had created versatile stem cells from pigs, a ground-breaking achievement that could open up new paths for combatting human disease.]]> San Francisco, April 13, 2009 - U.S. scientists say they have, for the first time, returned adult mouse cells to their embryonic pluripotent state, meaning they can become any cell type.]]> Nashville, April 5, 2009 - Demand has risen for couples to donate excess embryos to science since the U.S. government lifted restrictions on embryonic stem cell research, researchers say.]]> London, April 2, 2009 - Stem-cell research has led to what British scientists are calling a "major breakthrough" in the hunt for a cure for deafness, observers say.]]> Washington (AFP) March 9, 2009 - President Barack Obama Monday lifted a ban on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research, lauding potential medical breakthroughs and a "new front" for US science free of political ideology.]]> Washington (UPI) Mar 6, 2009 - President Barack Obama plans to reverse former President George W. Bush's policy limiting U.S. funding of embryonic stem-cell research, officials said.]]> Washington (UPI) Feb 19, 2009 - Some medical researchers say they're let down U.S. President Barack Obama hasn't reversed Bush administration limits on human embryonic stem cell study.]]>