Scientists in hybrid embryos plea
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Leading scientists have urged peers not to block the use of human-animal hybrid embryos for research.
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Hybrid animal-human embryos created for  medical research should be viewed as human and permitted to  develop into children, Roman Catholic bishops have urged the  British parliament.
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In a bid to sidestep the ethical debate over the use of human embryos in medical research, scientists have developed a way to derive viable stem cell lines without harming the embryo.
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Harvard University researchers said on Wednesday they were seeking permission to use cloning technology to make human stem cells.
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A surprising survey of infertility patients finds that 60 percent are willing to donate their frozen embryos for stem-cell research. Science favored over adoption.
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Public support for the work The UK's fertility regulator is expected to give its seal of approval to research on human-animal hybrids in the UK. The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) published its consultation on the proposed draft Human Tissue and Embryos Bill yesterday, in which it said most people consulted were at ease with the creation of hybrid embryos.â¦
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Making human-animal embryos for  scientific experiments should be allowed because of the  benefits to science and medicine, British experts said in a  report released for Sunday.
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Hybrid animals allow scientists to watch how human cells and organs mature inside the bodies of other animals but some question the ethics of such procedures.
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A shortage of laboratory apes and monkeys could be holding back research into new drug treatments and genetics, it is claimed.
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A report by a California lab that it has produced embryos that are the clones of two men is greeted with interest, but unenthusiastically, by experts in the field.
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Couples who have undergone fertility treatment would rather donate their unused embryos to stem-cell medical research than have them destroyed or passed on to other infertile couples, a new survey finds.
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The government is looking into calls to lift a ban on creating embryos from dying children to aid key research.
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Science & environment: Scientists create human embryos in procedure to try to fight serious inherited diseases
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Scientists create a human embryo with three separate parents, raising hopes of new treatment for genetic disease.
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Hybrid animal-human embryos created for medical research should be viewed as human and permitted to develop into children, Roman Catholic bishops have urged the British parliament.
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The prospect of using human embryonic stem cells to treat disease appears a small step closer as the result of two new experiments with the cells, which are mired in political controversy because they are derived from human embryos.
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Medical research using hybrid human-animal embryos is "vital" in the fight against disease, scientists say.