children who experience stressful events such as a death or illness in the family , divorce or separation , could be three times more likely to develop type 1 diabetes . swedish scientists analysed more than 10,000 families with children aged two to 14 who did not have the condition , looking at whether there was any family conflict , a change of family structure , interventions from social services or unemployment . subsequently , 58 children were diagnosed with type 1 diabetes . the researchers found many were among those badly affected by events in their formative years . children who experience stressful events such as a death or illness in the family , divorce or separation , could be three times more likely to develop type 1 diabetes -lrb- stock image above -rrb- . the team at linkoping university said that while the causes of type 1 diabetes are unknown , it is usually preceded by the body 's immune system killing so-called beta cells in the pancreas that produce insulin . by . lucy osborne . published : . 07:52 est , 19 december 2012 . | . updated : . 10:01 est , 19 december 2012 . parents who lose children in tragic accidents may be able to clone replacements within the next 50 years , a nobel prize-winning scientist has claimed . sir john gurdon , the british scientist whose work cloning frogs in the 1950s and 60s led to the creation of dolly the sheep by edinburgh scientists in 1996 , said human cloning could happen within half a century . the biologist who won this year 's nobel prize thinks that while any attempt to clone a human would raise complex ethical issues , people would soon overcome their concerns if the technique became medically useful . dolly the sheep was the first of several mammals to be cloned , including cc the kitten . he explained that in-vitro fertilisation was regarded with considerable suspicion when it was first developed but became widely accepted after the birth of louise brown , the first ` test tube baby ' , in 1978 . however , the vast majority of animal embryos cloned today are deformed so major improvements in cloning methods would have to be made , he added . speaking on bbc radio four 's the life scientific , the biologist said he had predicted at the time of his frog experiments that the successful cloning of a mammal would happen within 50 years , and that and that the same answer could be applied to human cloning today . he said : ` when my first frog . they suggested damaging events in childhood could affect beta cells and raise insulin demands to cope with elevated levels of stress hormones . other factors include viral infection , dietary habits , birth weight and early weight gain . the study concluded : ` the experience of a serious life event during the first 14 years of life may be a risk factor . the study suggested damaging events in childhood could affect beta cells and raise insulin demands to cope with elevated levels of stress hormones . above , a woman tests her blood sugar . ` the current study examined serious life events experienced at any time before diagnosis ; further studies are thus needed to determine when in the autoimmune process psychological stress may contribute . ' experiments were done an eminent american reporter came down and said . `` how long will it be before these things can be done in mammals or . humans ? '' ` i said : `` well , it . could be anywhere between 10 years and 100 years -- how about 50 years ? '' it turned out that was n't far off the mark as far as dolly was . concerned . maybe the same answer is appropriate . ' sir john gurdon , who won the nobel prize in physiology or medicine in october , says human cloning could happen within 50 years . the . genetic predisposition remains the most important factor , with a 12-fold increase in the risk of developing type 1 diabetes for a child from a family in which another close family member has it . the majority of people have type 2 diabetes , which is associated with being overweight , but more than 95 per cent of cases of diabetes in children are type 1 and rates have been increasing in recent years . 79-year-old former etonian added that cloning a human effectively means . making an identical twin , and doctors would therefore simply be . ` copying what nature has already produced ' . ` i take the view that anything you can do to relieve suffering or improve human health will usually be widely accepted by the public -- that is to say if cloning actually turned out to be solving some problems and was useful to people , i think it would be accepted , ' he said . during his public lectures - which include speeches at oxford and cambridge universities - he often asks his audience if they would be in favour of allowing parents of deceased children , who are no longer fertile , to create another using the mother 's eggs and skin cells from the first child , assuming the technique was safe and effective . ` the average vote on that is 60 per cent in favour , ' he said . ` the reasons for `` no '' are usually that the new child would feel they were some sort of a replacement for something and not valid in their own right . ` but if the mother and father , if relevant , want to follow that route , why should you or i stop them ? ' almost 35 years ago , ethical questions were raised over test-tube babies , but since the birth of louise brown in 1978 the process of in vitro fertilisation has become commonplace , and is used by thousands of infertile couples around the world . initial fears about test tube babies faded after . the birth of louise brown in 1978 . seen here with her mother , lesley . -lrb- left -rrb- and as the mail -lrb- right -rrb- announced the birth .
heartache of losing a child could be eased , says nobel prize-winner . cloning of dolly the sheep was followed by a succession of other mammals .
, said human cloning could happen within half a century . the biologist who won this year 's nobel prize thinks that while any attempt to clone a human would raise complex ethical issues , people would soon overcome their concerns if the technique became medically useful . dolly the sheep was the first of several mammals to be cloned , including cc the kitten . he explained that in-vitro fertilisation was regarded with considerable suspicion when it was first developed but became widely accepted after the birth of louise brown , the first ` test tube baby ' , in 1978 . however , the vast majority of animal embryos cloned today are deformed so major improvements in cloning methods would have to be made , he added . speaking on bbc radio four 's the life scientific , the biologist said he had predicted at the time of his frog experiments that the successful cloning of a mammal would happen within 50 years , and that and that the same answer could be applied to human cloning today . he said : ` when my first frog . they suggested damaging events in childhood could affect beta cells and raise insulin demands to cope with elevated levels of stress hormones . other factors include viral infection , dietary habits , birth weight and early weight gain . the study concluded : ` the experience of a serious life event during the first 14 years of life may be a risk factor . the study suggested damaging events in childhood could affect beta cells and raise insulin demands to cope with elevated levels of stress hormones . above , a woman tests her blood sugar . ` the current study examined serious life events experienced at any time before diagnosis ; further studies are thus needed to determine when in the autoimmune process psychological stress may contribute . ' experiments were done an eminent american reporter came down and said . `` how long will it be before these things can be done in mammals or . humans ? '' ` i said : `` well , it . could be anywhere between 10 years and 100 years -- how about 50 years ? '' it turned out that was n't far off the mark as far as dolly was . concerned . maybe the same answer is appropriate . ' sir john gurdon , who won the nobel prize in physiology or medicine in october , says human cloning could happen within 50 years . the . genetic predisposition remains the most important factor , with a 12-fold increase in the risk of developing type 1 diabetes for a child from a family in which another close family member has it . the majority of people have type 2 diabetes , which is associated with being overweight , but more than 95 per cent of cases of diabetes in children are type 1 and rates have been increasing in recent years . 79-year-old former etonian added that cloning a human effectively means . making an identical twin , and doctors would therefore simply be . ` copying what nature has already produced ' . ` i take the view that anything you can do to relieve suffering or improve human health will usually be widely accepted by the public -- that is to say if cloning actually turned out to be solving some problems and was useful to people , i think it would be accepted , ' he said . during his public lectures - which include speeches at oxford and cambridge universities - he often asks his audience if they would be in favour of allowing parents of deceased children , who are no longer fertile , to create another using the mother 's eggs and skin cells from the first child , assuming the technique was safe and effective . ` the average vote on that is 60 per cent in favour , ' he said . ` the reasons for `` no '' are usually that the new child would feel they were some sort of a replacement for something and not valid in their own right . ` but if the mother and father , if relevant , want to follow that route , why should you or i stop them ? ' almost 35 years ago , ethical questions were raised over test-tube babies , but since the birth of louise brown in 1978 the process of in vitro fertilisation has become commonplace , and is used by thousands of infertile couples around the world . initial fears about test tube babies faded after . the birth of louise brown in 1978 . seen here with her mother , lesley . -lrb- left -rrb- and as the mail -lrb- right -rrb- announced the birth .
children who experience stressful events such as a death or illness in the family , divorce or separation , could be three times more likely to develop type 1 diabetes . swedish scientists analysed more than 10,000 families with children aged two to 14 who did not have the condition , looking at whether there was any family conflict , a change of family structure , interventions from social services or unemployment . subsequently , 58 children were diagnosed with type 1 diabetes . the researchers found many were among those badly affected by events in their formative years . children who experience stressful events such as a death or illness in the family , divorce or separation , could be three times more likely to develop type , said human cloning could happen within half a century . the biologist who won this year 's nobel prize thinks that while any attempt to clone a human would raise complex ethical issues , people would soon overcome their concerns if the technique became medically useful . dolly the sheep was the first of several mammals to be cloned , including cc the kitten . he explained that in-vitro fertilisation was regarded with considerable suspicion when it was first developed but became widely accepted after the birth of louise brown , the first ` test tube baby ' , in 1978 . however , the vast majority of animal embryos cloned today are deformed so major improvements in cloning methods would have to be made , he added . speaking on bbc radio four 's the life scientific , the biologist said he had predicted at the time of his frog experiments that the successful cloning of a mammal would happen within 50 years , and that and that the same answer could be applied to human cloning today . he said : ` when my first frog . they suggested damaging events in childhood could affect beta cells and raise insulin demands to cope with elevated levels of stress hormones . other factors include viral infection , dietary habits , birth weight and early weight gain . the study concluded : ` the experience of a serious life event during the first 14 years of life may be a risk factor . the study suggested damaging events in childhood could affect beta cells and raise insulin demands to cope with elevated levels of stress hormones . above , a woman tests her blood sugar . ` the current study examined serious life events experienced at any time before diagnosis ; further studies are thus needed to determine when in the autoimmune process psychological stress may contribute . ' experiments were done an eminent american reporter came down and said . `` how long will it be before these things can be done in mammals or . humans ? '' ` i said : `` well , it . could be anywhere between 10 years and 100 years -- how about 50 years ? '' it turned out that was n't far off the mark as far as dolly was . concerned . maybe the same answer is appropriate . ' sir john gurdon , who won the nobel prize in physiology or medicine in october , says human cloning could happen within 50 years . the . genetic predisposition remains the most important factor , with a 12-fold increase in the risk of developing type 1 diabetes for a child from a family in which another close family member has it . the majority of people have type 2 diabetes , which is associated with being overweight , but more than 95 per cent of cases of diabetes in children are type 1 and rates have been increasing in recent years . 79-year-old former etonian added that cloning a human effectively means . making an identical twin , and doctors would therefore simply be . ` copying what nature has already produced ' . ` i take the view that anything you can do to relieve suffering or improve human health will usually be widely accepted by the public -- that is to say if cloning actually turned out to be solving some problems and was useful to people , i think it would be accepted , ' he said . during his public lectures - which include speeches at oxford and cambridge universities - he often asks his audience if they would be in favour of allowing parents of deceased children , who are no longer fertile , to create another using the mother 's eggs and skin cells from the first child , assuming the technique was safe and effective . ` the average vote on that is 60 per cent in favour , ' he said . ` the reasons for `` no '' are usually that the new child would feel they were some sort of a replacement for something and not valid in their own right . ` but if the mother and father , if relevant , want to follow that route , why should you or i stop them ? ' almost 35 years ago , ethical questions were raised over test-tube babies , but since the birth of louise brown in 1978 the process of in vitro fertilisation has become commonplace , and is used by thousands of infertile couples around the world . initial fears about test tube babies faded after . the birth of louise brown in 1978 . seen here with her mother , lesley . -lrb- left -rrb- and as the mail -lrb- right -rrb- announced the birth .
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, said human cloning could happen within half a century . the biologist who won this year 's nobel prize thinks that while any attempt to clone a human would raise complex ethical issues , people would soon overcome their concerns if the technique became medically useful . dolly the sheep was the first of several mammals to be cloned , including cc the kitten . he explained that in-vitro fertilisation was regarded with considerable suspicion when it was first developed but became widely accepted after the birth of louise brown , the first ` test tube baby ' , in 1978 . however , the vast majority of animal embryos cloned today are deformed so major improvements in cloning methods would have to be made , he added . speaking on bbc radio four 's the life scientific , the biologist said he had predicted at the time of his frog experiments that the successful cloning of a mammal would happen within 50 years , and that and that the same answer could be applied to human cloning today . he said : ` when my first frog . they suggested damaging events in childhood could affect beta cells and raise insulin demands to cope with elevated levels of stress hormones . other factors include viral infection , dietary habits , birth weight and early weight gain . the study concluded : ` the experience of a serious life event during the first 14 years of life may be a risk factor . the study effectively means . making an identical twin , and doctors would therefore simply be . ` copying what nature has already produced ' . ` i take the view that anything you can do to relieve suffering or improve human health will usually be widely accepted by the public -- that is to say if cloning actually turned out to be solving some problems and was useful to people , i think it would be accepted , ' he said . during his public lectures - which include speeches at oxford and cambridge universities - he often asks his audience if they would be in favour of allowing parents of deceased children , who are no longer fertile , to create another using the mother 's eggs and skin cells from the first child , assuming the technique was safe and effective . ` the average vote on that is 60 per cent in favour , ' he said . ` the reasons for `` no '' are usually that the new child would feel they were some sort of a replacement for something and not valid in their own right . ` but if the mother and father , if relevant , want to follow that route , why should you or i stop them ? ' almost 35 years ago , ethical questions were raised over test-tube babies , but since the birth of louise brown in 1978 the process of in vitro fertilisation has become commonplace , and is used by thousands of infertile couples around the world . initial fears about test tube babies faded after . the birth of louise brown in 1978 . seen here with her mother , lesley . -lrb- left -rrb- and as the mail -lrb- right -rrb- announced the birth .
 The biologist who won this year's Nobel Prize thinks that while cloning humans could raise complex ethical issues, people will soon overcome their concerns and accept it as a medical tool. He predicts that successful human cloning will happen within half a century. However, he also warns about the risks of cloning, such as deformed babies and health problems. He believes that cloning should be done with caution and only when necessary.