Ian Wilmut, the scientist who discovered the cloning technique has abandoned it. Therapeutic cloning was a major break through in the field of biotechnology.
He proclaimed to have abandoned the technique after a rival method was discovered in Japan. Prof Shinya Yamanka of Kyoto University suggested a new way to create human embryo cells from skin tissues. This process does not require human eggs. This will be socially accepted as it does not require creating and destroying cloned embryos.
Ian Wilmut has been inspired by this technique and has proclaimed that he wont pursue his license to clone human embryo cells. He says that the new technique has put forward a new future for stem cell research than his technique.
He proclaimed to have abandoned the technique after a rival method was discovered in Japan. Prof Shinya Yamanka of Kyoto University suggested a new way to create human embryo cells from skin tissues. This process does not require human eggs. This will be socially accepted as it does not require creating and destroying cloned embryos.
Ian Wilmut has been inspired by this technique and has proclaimed that he wont pursue his license to clone human embryo cells. He says that the new technique has put forward a new future for stem cell research than his technique.
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