The Bioethics of a Three-Parent Embryo
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The announcement that British scientists have created an embryo containing the DNA of three people has bioethicists scratching their heads.
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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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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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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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Leading scientists make final plea for the right to create the first animal-human embryos to help advance understanding of genetic diseases.
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Legal authorities faced an ethical dilemma over whether doctors should continue to prolong the life of a nine-month-old baby who suffers from a rare genetic disorder.
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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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Britain is considering whether to permit research using animal eggs to create human stem cells &#151; a process that tests the ethical boundaries of cutting-edge scientific research.
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A woman left infertile is making a final court appeal to be allowed to use embryos fertilised by an ex-partner.
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Britain&#39;s fertility regulator was to decide Wednesday whether to allow scientists to create human-animal hybrid embryos for research purposes, as experts downplayed ethical concerns.
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LONDON  - British parents with inherited forms of cancer have won the right to select embryos free from genes that might trigger the disease in future generations, The Times reported.
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Science & environment: Scientists create human embryos in procedure to try to fight serious inherited diseases
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A procedure that encourages an egg to begin embryo development without being fertilized could suggest a new way to produce stem cells, at least for certain patients.
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A growing number of couples are screening embryos to detect a predisposition to cancers that may or may not develop later in life.
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Foetal medicine pioneer attacks unnecessary and expensive treatments.
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Research on embryonic stem cells continues to ignite national debate over the beginning of human life. And with the Legislature likely to take up the issue in its next session, many worry that inaccurate information is being perpetuated by stem cell proponents and their counterparts.
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Reproduction experts in Chicago might have an elegant solution to the explosive moral dilemma posed by embryonic stem-cell research. By Kristen Philipkoski.