Rich sez, "British scientists have been granted permission to clone human embryos for medical research, it was announced today."
They plan to duplicate early-stage embryos and extract stem cells from them which can be used for radical new treatments.
The embryos are destroyed before they are 14-days old and never allowed to develop beyond a cluster of cells the size of a pinhead.
The green-light was given by the research licensing body the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority after weeks of discussion.
Dr Miodrag Stojkovic, from the university's Institute of Human Genetics, said: "We are all set up and ready to go immediately as soon as the paper work is sorted out.
