THE independent scientist and journalist brought in by Clonaid to verify its successful cloning of a human has denounced their claim as a possible “elaborate hoax” and halted his review.

A freelance journalist who said he would oversee DNA testing to prove whether the first human clone has been produced has suspended his efforts.

A baby said to be the first human clone has gone home with her mother, according to a cloning company linked to a sect that believes space aliens created life on Earth.

A chemist who said her company would soon produce the world’s first human clone – a baby girl genetically identical to her 30-year-old mother – was due to make an announcement today.