Iran Expects Birth of Cloned Sheep in Feb.
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Iran Expects Birth of Cloned Sheep in Feb
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By ALI AKBAR DAREINI
Associated Press Writer
Dec 21 3:33 PM US/Eastern
TEHRAN, Iran - In less than two months, Iran hopes to celebrate the birth of cloned sheep, the first such attempt in the Middle East and part of the country's ambitions _ along with its nuclear and space programs _ to become a regional high-tech powerhouse. The cloning program has won backing from Iran's Muslim Shiite religious leaders, who have issued religious decrees authorizing animal cloning but banning human reproductive cloning. A majority of Iran's nearly 70 million people are Shiites.
In contrast, Sunni Muslim religious leaders _ including senior clerics in Saudi Arabia _ have banned cloning altogether, even in animals.
The cloning effort is a result of Iran's work in stem cell research. Officials say researchers tried to impregnate five sheep with cloned embryos and one of the sheep is expected to deliver twins on Feb. 14. The gestation period for sheep is about five months.
"Of five surrogate mothers, three of the sheep are pregnant. One of them has two babies in its womb, an unprecedented occurrence in the world's brief cloning history," said Saeed Kazemi Ashtiani, head of Iran's Royan Institute.
The latest ultrasound performed by veterinarians last week showed the twins in good shape.
"Fortunately, everything is pointing in the right direction. We appear to be in a perfect shape," Ashtiani said.
Park Se-pill, director of the Maria Infertility Medical Institute based in Seoul, South Korea, said the expected births "shows that Iran has the technology to create cloned sheep like Dolly," the world's first cloned sheep, born in 1996.
Scientists at Royan Institute also tried to clone a cow, but the pregnancy failed in the early weeks.
Ashtiani said cloning sheep and cows could lead to advances in medical research, including using cloned animals to produce human antibodies against infectious diseases.
"Our final aim of animal cloning is to create ground for new research in the country and prepare Iran scientifically to carry out cloning treatment _ provided global agreements are reached," Ashtiani said.
Under a 20-year development plan, Iran aims to become a base for high technology and a scientific powerhouse in western Asia and a regional dominant power by 2025.
Cloning has provoked ethical concerns, especially over the possibility that it might be used in humans.
Ashtiani said Iranian researchers would never try to clone a human being because it would not be allowed in the country. -
Not another clone.. we had enough already..
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Sooner or later, human clone.Originally posted by Pitot:Not another clone.. we had enough already.. 
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Have liao. Already present in sgForums.Originally posted by News:Sooner or later, human clone. 
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Clone army of 200 million of soldiers
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Not in physical human. Here is only digital clones de.Originally posted by Pitot:Have liao. Already present in sgForums. -
For what use? War is ugly.Originally posted by maggot:Clone army of 200 million of soldiers -
To establish the New World OrderOriginally posted by News:For what use? War is ugly.
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War is to test out that advance hi tech weapons really work. So buyers will be convinced n buy lor
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Funny
A country ruled by islamic fundamentallists overtake a role only played by god.
What a bunch of pretentious religiously devout people. -
Oil money can buy almost anything nowadays
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Originally posted by maggot:To establish the New World Order
Through war? -
Buyers buy advance weapons for what? To kill again?Originally posted by alexkusu:War is to test out that advance hi tech weapons really work. So buyers will be convinced n buy lor -
Then what else?Originally posted by News:
Through war?
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What if oil is depleted?Originally posted by maggot:Oil money can buy almost anything nowadays -
would they buy sth they duno if works or not? war is so they can see it in actionOriginally posted by News:Buyers buy advance weapons for what? To kill again? -
Weapons are use to killOriginally posted by News:Buyers buy advance weapons for what? To kill again? -
What is New World Order? What will it be like??Originally posted by maggot:Then what else? -
Ya hor, not sure if it is against their religious laws...Originally posted by laurence82:Funny
A country ruled by islamic fundamentallists overtake a role only played by god.
What a bunch of pretentious religiously devout people. -
1 religion, 1 country, everyone will stop fighting, peace for eternityOriginally posted by News:What is New World Order? What will it be like?? -
Originally posted by alexkusu:would they buy sth they duno if works or not? war is so they can see it in action
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Well, their own brand of laws, since they can justify terrorism by twisting words from the koranOriginally posted by News:Ya hor, not sure if it is against their religious laws... -
Who will be the leader of the 1 religion, 1 country??Originally posted by maggot:1 religion, 1 country, everyone will stop fighting, peace for eternity
Bloodshed before getting peace for eternity?? -
Obvious answer at the start of the threadOriginally posted by News:Who will be the leader of the 1 religion, 1 country??
Bloodshed before getting peace for eternity?? -
so..they wan make clone soldiers to do dirty work?