Britain approves human-animal embryo research

june submitted, created time 1 year 4 months (www.reuters.com)

British regulators decided on Wednesday to permit in principle the creation of hybrid human-animal embryos for research into illnesses such as Parkinson's, Motor Neurone Disease and Alzheimer's.

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Studies to find better ways to preserve human eggs, ovarian tissue under way

bioman submitted, created time 1 year 7 months (www.eurekalert.org)

The goal is to make human eggs, ovarian tissue, blood vessels, even whole organs available when needed.

To get there, researchers are directly comparing slow-freezing techniques, used successfully for decades to preserve sperm and embryos, to a more rapid method of cryopreservation that transforms tissues into durable glass-like structures.

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Ban on human-animal embryos is unacceptable, MPs say

addict submitted, created time 1 year 9 months (www.guardian.co.uk)

Government plans to outlaw the creation of embryos which are part-human, part-animal are "unacceptable" and threaten to undermine Britain's leading position in stem cell science, MPs will say today.

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