Scientists create human embryos to make stem cells For the first time, scientists have created embryos that are genetic copies of living people to make stem cells, which may help treat many diseases but also raises concerns about human cloning. By Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times 5:43 PM PDT, May 15, 2013 Advertisement <a target="_blank" href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/click%3Bh%3Dv8/3de4/3/0/%2a/r%3B272434676%3B0-0%3B0%3B80410665%3B4307-300/250%3B52578454/52532957/1%3B%3B%7Eokv%3D%3Brs%3DB0%3B%3Bptype%3Dps%3Bslug%3Dla-sci-stem-cells-cloning-20130516%3Bref%3Dlatimescom%3Bpos%3D1%3Bdcopt%3Dist%3Bsz%3D300x250%2C336x280%3Btile%3D1%3Bat%3DMedicalResearch%3Bat%3DScienceandTechnology%3Bat%3DScience%3Bat%3DHealthandSafetyatSchool%3Bat%3DDiseasesandIllnesses%3Biab%3Dheal%3Biab%3Dtech%3B%3B%7Eaopt%3D2/1/7e66/1%3B%7Esscs%3D%3fhttp://www.ncbmw.com"><img src="http://s0.2mdn.net/1970927/11-_1970927_1-newCentBmw_cube-110512.jpg.jpg" border="0" alt="" ></a><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/trb.latimes/news/science/sciencenow;rs=B0;;ptype=ps;slug=la-sci-stem-cells-cloning-20130516;ref=latimescom;pos=1;sz=300x250,336x280;tile=1;at=MedicalResearch;at=ScienceandTechnology;at=Science;at=HealthandSafetyatSchool;at=DiseasesandIllnesses;iab=heal;iab=tech?" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img scr="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/trb.latimes/news/science/sciencenow;rs=B0;;ptype=ps;slug=la-sci-stem-cells-cloning-20130516;ref=latimescom;pos=1;dcopt=ist;sz=300x250,336x280;tile=1;at=MedicalResearch;at=ScienceandTechnology;at=Science;at=HealthandSafetyatSchool;at=DiseasesandIllnesses;iab=heal;iab=tech?" width="336" height="280" border="0" alt=""></a> For the first time, scientists have created human embryos that are genetic copies of living people and used them to make stem cells — a feat that paves the way for treating a range of diseases with personalized body tissues but also ignites fears of human cloning. If replicated in other labs, the methods detail