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  • Human-animal embryo study wins approval

    09/04/2007 7:46:25 AM PDT · by ConorMacNessa · 23 replies · 601+ views
    the Guardian (U.K.) ^ | Tuesday September 4 2007 | Ian Sample, science correspondent
    (Excerpt) Plans to allow British scientists to create human-animal embryos are expected to be approved tomorrow by the government's fertility regulator. The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority published its long-awaited public consultation on the controversial research yesterday, revealing that a majority of people were "at ease" with scientists creating the hybrid embryos. Researchers want to create hybrid embryos by merging human cells with animal eggs, in the hope they will be able to extract valuable embryonic stem cells from them. The cells form the basic building blocks of the body and are expected to pave the way for revolutionary therapies...