U.K. OKs contentious stem cell research
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British authorities decided Wednesday to permit research that uses animal eggs to create human stem cells &#151; studies experts say are critical to unlocking treatments for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other diseases.
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The European Union will continue financing human stem cell research, ministers from the bloc's 25 member states decided Monday, overcoming opposition from a group of mostly Catholic countries.
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California is moving quickly to launch a &#36;3 billion stem cell research program approved by voters this month even as the United States is leading a campaign at the United Nations to ban all cloning of human embryos, including for stem cell studies.
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A measure that forbids cloning human embryos but allows scientists to extract stem cells from unwanted embryos for medical research is approved by Swiss voters. The restrictive legislation is similar to that of the Netherlands and Spain.
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In a referendum on Sunday, Swiss voters overwhelmingly approved a law that allows medical research on stem cells taken from human embryos but bars cloning.
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In January 2001, the British Parliament passed a bill that authorized government funding for human embryonic stem cell research.
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Regulators have given scientists the green light to create human-animal embryos for research.
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To the chagrin of the Church but the delight of scientists Spain's new Socialist government announced it will allow scientists to go ahead with embryonic stem cell research to help seek cures for diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and diabetes.
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GENEVA - Swiss voters overwhelmingly approved a law allowing stem cell research Sunday, rejecting a hard-line campaign that compared researchers to the Nazis&#39; &quot;angel of death,&quot; Dr.
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Leaders of national embryonic stem cell banks in the United States and the United Kingdom pledged Monday to work together to promote research, create international standards and more efficiently distribute each other's cells.
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LONDON -- The British government has approved a plan to allow women to donate eggs for stem cell and cloning research and to be compensated for it -- an action that scientists hope will improve the supply of eggs.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair said that Britain could become the world leader in the controversial field of stem cell research.
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Britain&#39;s fertility regulator decided in principle Wednesday to allow scientists to create human-animal hybrid embryos for research purposes, as experts downplayed ethical concerns.
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Swiss voters approved measures to allow scientists to take stem cells from unwanted embryos to be used for research into diseases.
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THERE ARE three myths in the politically charged controversy over stem cell research. One myth is that all stem cell research involves only embryonic stem cell research.
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Voters in Switzerland yesterday overwhelmingly approved a law allowing scientists to experiment on stem cells taken from human embryos, in a move which will deepen the division between Europe and the US over the use of such research.
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The federal government provides funding for human embryonic stem cell research only to scientists working on approved lines of pre-existing stem cells.