S. Korean team to attempt first monkey clone

A research team led by Chang Kyu-tae of the Korea National Primate Research Center is planning to attempt the world's first cloning of a monkey. The scientist says that cloning a monkey would enable researchers to gain a better physiological match to humans, allowing for improved preclinical tests of new therapies. They're now working to harvest eggs for the cloning work. The research teams hopes to be able to report a successful cloning in 2008.

- check out the UPI report on the cloning project

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