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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2007
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Scientists clone monkey embryos, obtain stem cells
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NEW YORK - Scientists in Oregon say they've reached the long-sought goal of cloning monkey embryos and extracting stem cells from them, a potentially major step toward doing the same thing in people.
The research has not been published yet or confirmed by other scientists. But if true, it offers fresh hope in field that has been marked by frustration and even fraud. The claim of a similar breakthrough with human embryos by a South Korean scientist in 2004 turned out to be false.
The hope is that one day, such a procedure could be used to create transplant tissue that's genetically matched to an nailing patient. Because stem cells can form all types of tissue, the approach might
one day help treat conditions like diabetes and spinal cord injury without fear of rejection by the patient's body.
Scientists have tried for years to clone monkey embryos and extract stem cells because monkeys are more closely related to humans than other lab animals are. So monkey
work has been expected to give hints about how to do this in people.
The success wasreported earlier this year at a scientific meeting in Australia by Shoukhrat Mitalipov of the Oregon National Park.
media attention at the time, but the results were given new attention Tuesday by a London newspaper. The Independent.
Mitalipov did not immediately respond Tuesday to an interview request from The Associated Press. But another scientist, Jose Cibello of Michigan State University, told the
Scientists have tried for years to clone monkey embryos and extract stem cells because monkeys are more closely related to humans than other lab animals.
National Primate Research Center in Portland. It received limited
AP on Tuesday that he'd heard Mitalipov's presentation at the Australia meeting.
"To me, it's a breakthrough," said Cibelli, who studies cloning and stem cells. The work shows "it is possible."
In cloning to obtain stem cells, DNA from an adult animal is
inserted into an unfertilized egg. The egg is grown into an early embryo, from which stem cells are extracted. These stem cells, and the tissue that develops from them, will be a genetic match to the source of the DNA.
The idea of doing this in people is controversial because the embryos have to be destroyed to obtain the stem cells.
Despite the monkey success, "we're still far off to start dreaming about translating this technique to humans," Cibelli said. That's because the reported results were very inefficient, requiring many eggs to produce stem cells, he said.
Still, the work shows monkeys can be used to study the potential of embryonic stem cells produced through cloning, Cibelli said. "That's a terrific tool."
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Radio City Rockettes laugh as they hold Azuri, the camel that among other animals, reported for first day of rehearsals for the Radio City Music Hall "Christmas Spectacular"; Tuesday in New York. The Christmas show opened Nov. 9.
ODD NEWS
Officials, parents hug it out MASCOUTAH, IA. — The school officials resolved their dispute with the parents of a 13-year-old girl given detention for hugging her friends.
Melissa and Dean Coulter met with officials of the Mascoutah School District 19 to discuss the two detentions given to their daughter, Megan, for hugging friends goodbye for the weekend. School officials said the eighth grader violated a policy banning public
displays of affection.
"Our whole purpose of the meeting was to get them to talk to us and discuss what changes needed to be made and if the policy) could be improved," Dean Coulter said. "We scheduled it because we figured it was the right thing to do."
Her parents told her to serve the detentions to avoid getting into more trouble, and had planned to take the issue before the Board of Education at its meeting Thursday.
Superintendent Sam McGowens said in a statement Monday that
the Coutlers had withdrawn their request to speak at the meeting, and decided instead to meet with administrators.
"I'm grateful they sought this meeting and we could have a level of discussion that helps us both understand each other's concerns more clearly"; McGowen stated.
He said he and assistant superintendent Terry Gibbons met with the Coulters on Friday and discussed the policy that led to the detentions.
it on an annual basis and that's where we left it," he said.
"We told them that we reviewed
Coulter said McGowen was very receptive during the meeting, and that the family is satisfied with the district's promise to at least look into revising the policy.
"I just feel like we've accom- plished what we wanted to accom- plish, and that was for them to talk to us," he said.
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The GIS Day Symposium will take place all day on the fifth floor of the Kansas Union.
Dylan Bassett, Yusuf Kamara, and Linda Wiley will present "Drumming for Life: African Styles, Innovations, and Techniques" at 11:30 a.m. in Alcove C at the Kansas Union.
Flu immunizations will be available from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the 1st Floor Conference Room at Watkins Memorial Health Center.
The program "Democracy or Dictatorship: How Pakistan's Turmoil Affects the World" will start at 3 p.m. in the Jayhawk room in the Kansas Union.
John Younger will present "Sexual Peculiarities of the Ancient Greeks and Romans" at 3:30 p.m. in the Seminar Room in Hall Center.
"The Suvvivor's Guide: Tips and Techniques for Applying to Graduate School" will start at 7 p.m. in Nunemaker Center.
T. L. McCown will talk on Saudi Arabia and sign copies of her book "Creating Shamsiyah: Empowering the Saudi Feminist Movement" at 7 p.m. in Oread Books in the Kansas Union.
Lt. General William B. Caldwell IV will present "The Changing Face of Warfare in the 21st Century" at 7:30 p.m. at the Dole Institute of Politics.
Margaret Marco, oboe, Elen Bottorff, piano, and Annie Gnojek, flute, will perform a trio concert at 7:30 p.m. in Swarthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall.
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