U.K. Approves Human-Animal Hybrids for Stem Cell Research
By Robert Hutton
Sept. 5 (Bloomberg) -- The U.K. Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority approved the creation of human-animal hybrids for stem cell research.
The authority today gave the go-ahead to scientists at Newcastle University and King's College, London, who want to implant human genomes into animal eggs, a spokeswoman for the HFEA said in a telephone interview.
Officials gave an in-principle decision refusing to allow scientists to create ``hybrids'' or ``chimeras,'' the spokeswoman said. There are no applications currently to allow such work.
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