Doctor clones human embryo from his own skin cell
Mark Henderson, Science Editor of The Times
January 18, 2008

A human embryo has been cloned from a named person for the first time, in an experiment that also advances research aimed at creating replacement tissue that is genetically matched to individual patients.

One of three cloned embryos created by Stemagen Corp carries DNA from a skin cell donated by Samuel Wood, a fertility doctor who is the California-based company’s founder.

“Initially it was a practical matter, but once I saw the blastocyct and I looked at it and realised that I may well have looked something like that a long time ago, it was quite an interesting experience,” Dr Wood said. the rest