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"The Cloned Child is Coming": Doctor Claims He's On the Verge

A fertility doctor claims he can clone human embryos, aiming to create healthy cloned babies despite past failed pregnancies.

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A U.S. fertility doctor has claimed that he can clone human embryos—and plant them inside the wombs of women who want cloned babies. So far, none of his implantations have led to successful pregnancies, but Panayiotis Zavos is certain that the first cloned baby is not far off. Britain's The Independent, a less-than-the-most-reliable source for science news, reports that Zavos can be seen here creating human embryos before injecting them into the the womb. Zavos says he has transferred 11 of a total of 14 cloned embryos to the wombs of female patients, and that this is only the "first chapter" in his research—which he is confident will eventually produce successful results. "I may not be the one that does it, but the cloned child is coming. There is absolutely no way that it will not happen," Zavos told The Independent. He isn't sure whether the research can be expedited ...

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