Human-animal embryo study wins approval
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Mixing cells and eggs to be allowed in search for new medical treatments.
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British scientists said on Wednesday they had received permission to clone human embryos for medical research, in what they believe to be the first such license to be granted in Europe.
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Researchers at the University of Minnesota Stem Cell Institute are one step closer to understanding how blood cells develop through the use of human embryonic stem cells.
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"The HFEA License Committee determined that the two applications satisfied all the requirements of the law"  British regulators said Thursday they have approved two proposals for research using human embryos derived from animal eggs. via The Morning Call
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Screening human embryos for a rare genetic condition leading to bowel cancer in order to select embryos lacking the pre-disposition has been given the go-ahead in the UK.
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Human therapeutic cloning has moved a step closer after U.S. researchers said they had successfully created embryonic stem cells from monkey embryos.
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British scientists have created human embryos containing DNA from two women and one man, a procedure that could potentially prevent conditions including epilepsy, diabetes and heart failure.
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A long-awaited final report from the Food and Drug Administration concludes that foods from healthy cloned animals and their offspring are as safe as those from ordinary animals, effectively removing the last U.S. regulatory barrier to the marketing of meat and milk from cloned cattle, pigs and g...
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Regulators are due to make a decision on whether to allow human-animal embryos to be used for research in the UK.
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Medical research using hybrid human-animal embryos is "vital" in the fight against disease, scientists say.
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WASHINGTON Oct 22, 2004 - A device that treats fibroids through a combination of ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging won approval Friday from the Food and Drug Administration.
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"Natural" heart pacemakers made from human stem cells have been successfully tested in pigs.
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Scientists have discovered a new type of  embryonic stem cell in mice and rats that should speed up  research into regenerative medicine and help in the hunt for  cures to a range of diseases.
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British regulators will decide on  Wednesday whether to permit the creation of hybrid human-animal  embryos for research into illnesses such as Parkinson&#39;s, Motor  Neurone Disease and Alzheimer&#39;s.
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The government's fertility regulator today agreed in principle that scientists should be allowed to create human-animal embryos for medical research.
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GENEVA  - Two-thirds of Swiss voters approved a new law that allows medical research on stem cells taken from human embryos but bars cloning, official results from a referendum showed.
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GENEVA - Swiss voters have overwhelming backed a proposal to allow stem-cell research on human embryos. The new law won the support of more than 66 per cent of voters.