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/ 5 September 2007

UK to allow creation of human-animal embryos

Britain’s fertility regulator decided in principle on Wednesday to allow scientists to create human-animal hybrid embryos for research purposes. The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority gave the go-ahead to controversial plans to create ”cytoplasmic” embryos, which merge human cells with eggs from animals such as cattle.

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