31.   Shortly after, scientists at the Oregon Primate Research Center announced that two rhesus monkeys had been cloned from embryo cells.

32.   The Clinton administration will release guidelines Wednesday allowing scientists to conduct federally funded research on human embryo cells -- work opposed by anti-abortion groups.

33.   The German parliament is expected to debate whether to extend a decade-old German law prohibiting the creation of embryo cells purely for research to cover imported cells.

34.   Wilmut and colleagues published research last year that suggested this technique could be done by inserting genes in embryo cells.

35.   That period had been set by lawmakers out of fear that the embryo cells might deteriorate later on.