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Researchers are making progress on producing cows from just stem cells, with no eggs or sperm involved. Some people are wondering if the same tech might one day work with humans. (www.technologyreview.com)
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[–] neuropean@kbin.social 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Ethical research guidelines bar any attempts to culture human embryos beyond 14 days of gestation, so as usual it’s clickbait and not something that will be explored anytime soon.

[–] meleethecat@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

All it takes is one eccentric billionaire that wants to clone themself.