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title: Human embryo cloned
date: "2001-11-27T12:00:00Z"
categories:
  - links
wp_id: 1544
description: I'm tracking the 2001 milestone where researchers at Advanced Cell Technology cloned the first human embryo. This breakthrough focused on therapeutic cloning to create patient-specific stem cells for treating diseases rather than for human reproduction.
keywords: [cloning, human embryo, advanced cell technology, stem cell research, therapeutic cloning, biotechnology]
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The human [embryo cloned](http://www.scientificamerican.com/explorations/2001/112401ezzell/).