Hybrid Research Ended
Background The 2008 Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act was introduced to amend and update the 1990 act. The main changes involve the regulation of all embryos outside the body, the regulation of human-animal hybrids allowed for research, banning of sex selection of embryos except for medical reasons, and the recognition of same sex partners as legal parents. Human-Animal Hybrids The main groups of scientists involved in the hybrid research were based at Newcastle University and Kings College London. The process involves injecting human DNA into cows' eggs. The formation of these hybrid embryos to obtain stem cells is believed to be important in the research of treatments for several degenerative diseases including Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease, two fairly common neurodegenerative diseases. ...
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