A physician, Panayiotis Zavos, has claimed that he has cloned 14 embryos and transferred them into the wombs of 11 women. The doctor, who operated fertility centres in Kentucky and Cyprus believes that he is on the verge of human cloning, and if more effort and research was put into it the first human clone could be created within the next two years. Some scientists believe that Zavos is on the verge of cloning, and although they do not know what cloning method he is using (they believe it is somatic cell nuclear transfer), they have been reported as stating: "Someone with Dr. Zavos' expertise could probably do it,".
Other scientists and organisations however, are not so optimistic. Denny Sakkas, who directs the Assisted Reproduction Laboratories at Yale University School of Medicine believes that cloning embryos is a lot easier than turning those embryos into healthy babies, as there are many complex issues that must be taken account of. The American Society for Reproductive Medicine also have blasted Zavos, stating that no all of the risks involved with human cloning have been effectively taken care of. Examples include premature aging and and inferior brain (as has been seen in cloned animals, such as Dolly the sheep)
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