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It took years of attempts before scientists were able to clone a mammal from an adult cell. And with that success came plenty more questions.
Human-animal hybrids - or ‘chimeras’ - might sound strange, but they offer great hope for new life saving therapies, as long as key ethical boundaries are respected.
Controversy over a Chinese study that used CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology shows how the West still looks at the East through the lens of Orientalism.
Researchers from Kyushu University, Japan, are the first to turn mice stem cells into mature eggs that can be fertilised.
Stem cells hold great promise for treating heart disease. But it’s not so simple to get from stem cell to fully functioning adult heart cell, even in the lab.
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Professor - Emerging Technologies (Stem Cells) at The University of Melbourne and Group Leader - Stem Cell Ethics & Policy at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute, The University of Melbourne
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Biomedical Engineering, UNSW
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PhD Student in Molecular Biology & Biochemistry, University of California, Irvine
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Scientific Director LARCEL-BIONAND, Spain and Professor of Animal Biotechnology, Michigan State University
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Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering, UNSW
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Assistant Professor of Bioethics, National University of Singapore
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Senior lecturer in reproductive Biology, University of Sheffield
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Senior Research Fellow in Practical Ethics, University of Oxford
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Lecturer in Bioethics, Monash University; The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Communication and Media Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Assistant Professor, Virginia Murchison Linthicum Scholar in Medical Research Department of Molecular Biology, UT Southwestern Medical Center
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Professor and Former Program Leader of Stem Cells Australia, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor of Law (Health Law), Deakin University