British Scientists Seeking Rabbit-Human Embryo

Posted on Jan 13, 2006

Boudewijn Mortier /home.c2i.net/stianma

Guardian: British scientists are seeking permission to create hybrid embryos in the lab by fusing human cells with rabbit eggs. If granted consent, the team will use the embryos to produce stem cells that carry genetic defects, in the hope that studying them will help understand the complex mechanisms behind incurable human diseases.

The proposal drew strong criticism from opponents to embryo research who yesterday challenged the ethics of the research and branded the work repugnant. | story

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