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This article was originally written for a paranormal magazine called The Paranormal Journal, it became known as The Underground Files covering ghosts, ufos, cryptozoology, and government conspiracies amongst others. I no longer write for the magazine and it is no longer in existence. A Doctor ‘clones human embryo’ A US based fertility expert says he has transferred a cloned human embryo into the reproductive organs of a woman, while leading scientists state it is highly unlikely. Dr. Panos Zavos told a stunned news conference in London on Saturday, 17 January 2004, the embryo had been transplanted at an undisclosed location less than two weeks ago and that he was still waiting to see if it had been implanted successfully. “We transferred the first cloned embryo into a 35 year old woman. Since it has not been two weeks since we transferred the embryo, we are waiting for the results of the pregnancy,” he said. Zavos travelled from the United States to Britain, where human reproductive cloning is banned, to make the announcement, while the Health Secretary John Reid denounced the claim that had drawn criticism from many organisations and groups around the world, including the Vatican. Scientists challenged Zavos to produce evidence and to publish his findings in a scientific journal so that it could be reviewed by experts. “It is highly unlikely that he has successfully made a cloned embryo,” Professor Chris Higgins of the Medical Research Council (MRC) told Reuters. “So far he has produced no data at all.” Peter Braude, a fertility expert at King’s College, London said, “Zavos does not represent mainstream science and what he and his colleagues are doing is seeking publicity rather than advancing science.” The European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE), representing 4,000 fertility experts around the world, condemned the cloning claim. “It is totally irresponsible and unethical to attempt human reproduction cloning. Apart from the ethical objections, which are serious enough, there are major practical problems, not least of which is the high chance of abnormal babies – even if those abnormalities are not present at birth,” said ESHRE chairman Professor Arne Sunde. Zavos has been saying since May 2002, he was ready to try and create a human clone. Last October, he stated he was only weeks away from implanting a human cloned embryo into a surrogate mother, leading fertility experts dismissing the claim. His former colleague, Italian fertility doctor Severino Antinori, said nearly two years ago that three women were pregnant with clones. No evidence was provided. The Raelian Movement, a cult that believes life on Earth was engineered by aliens from outer space, a year ago said it had produced the world’s first cloned human but it never produced the needed scientific proof. Zavos said the embryo he had transferred was from an unidentified woman who was entering premature menopause. He says the egg was harvested from her body and fertilised with DNA taken from skin cells donated by her infertile husband. Zavos said he was optimistic but admitted chances of the woman’s pregnancy going full term were slim. He said he would continue until success and was looking for more volunteers. A Doctor Clones 'Human Embryo' written by Bill Barber |
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