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Scientists have for the first time cloned embryos from an adult monkey, paving the way for major advances in human therapeutic cloning and stem cell research.

THE controversy over the unregulated application of stem cell therapy being used to treat multiple sclerosis sufferers in Ireland turns the spotlight on the urgent need for strict laws to police this unproven arm of medicine.