Human-animal embryo tests 'vital'
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Medical research using hybrid human-animal embryos is "vital" in the fight against disease, scientists say.
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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's, Motor Neurone Disease and Alzheimer's.
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Using a technique borrowed from in vitro fertilization, researchers have for the first time shown that it is possible to create new embryonic stem cell colonies without destroying human embryos. Corrected article
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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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Adding a key chemical to the fluid in which IVF embryos grow could help prevent developmental problems in babies, scientists suggest.
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Three teams of scientists said yesterday they had coaxed ordinary mouse skin cells to become what are effectively embryonic stem cells without creating or destroying embryos in the process -- an advance that, if it works with human cells, could revolutionize stem cell research and quench one of t...
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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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Three teams of scientists said today they had coaxed ordinary mouse skin cells to become what are effectively embryonic stem cells without creating or destroying embryos in the process -- an advance that, if it works with human cells, could revolutionize stem cell research and defuse one of the...
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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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Biological heart pacemakers made from human embryo cells have been successfully tested in pigs, raising the possibility that tissue transplants could in future replace electronic pacemakers.
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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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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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"The fear is that (scientists) are trying to breed a human with some other creature"  British authorities decided Wednesday to permit research that uses animal eggs to create human stem cells - studies experts say are critical to unlocking treatments for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other ... via The South Mississippi Sun Herald
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Scientists identify a protein that helps detect DNA damage in developing eggs.
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Pig embryos could provide sources of new organ and tissue transplants for people, and they may pose fewer risks than using material from adult animals, Israeli researchers reported on Monday.
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Scientists in Britain claimed a first Tuesday, saying they have created a human embryo using DNA from one man and two women, which they say could help provide treatment for genetic diseases.
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Leading scientists make final plea for the right to create the first animal-human embryos to help advance understanding of genetic diseases.