A new paper in the journal Nature outlines how researchers were able to use somatic cell nuclear transfer to create new embryonic stem cells:

The achievement, published on Wednesday in the journal Nature, is significant because such patient-specific cells potentially can be transplanted to replace damaged cells in people with diabetes and other diseases without rejection by the immune system.

A rational person would think this would be welcomed by the usual suspects. No human embryos would have to be used. But alas, the usual suspects are idiots — they consider diverting a few embryos from the medical waste incinerator for research to be killing children — and will probably consider this cloning. And everyone brainless wingnut peon knows we have to keep the world safe from manimals and evil clones!