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Cloned stem cells can replace dead dopamine cells, offering hope for Parkinson's cure

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A Korean clinical study is drawing attention, showing that new dopamine cells made by cloning embryonic stem cells can replace dead dopamine cells in the brain to treat Parkinson's disease.

The study results of the embryonic stem cell-derived Parkinson's disease treatment, which came 20 years after the “Hwang Woo-suk scandal,” show excellent safety and efficacy in a one-year clinical study, with experts saying that the incurable disease will likely be conquered soon

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How do they harvest the cells they clone I wonder?

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