MPs back hybrid embryos

reuters.com     20-May-2008            

By Katherine Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Parliament voted on Monday to allow the creation of human-animal embryos which some scientists say are vital to research cures for diseases but critics argue pervert the course of nature. In a separate vote, parliament also decided to allow parents of... [read full story]                    

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Premier backing stem cell research

icnetwork.co.uk     19-May-2008          

May 19 2008 by Adrian Pearson, The Journal PRIME Minister Gordon Brown has made a personal plea for MPs to back the work of scientists at Newcastle University as they look for potential cures to life-threatening diseases. Mr Brown yesterday hit out at critics who have condemned as “Frankenstein...                    

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Q&A: Hybrid embryos

bbc.co.uk     19-May-2008          

A bill is going through Parliament which would allow scientists to create human-animal embryos for research. The experiments that some British scientists want to conduct involve transferring nuclei containing DNA from human cells, such as skin cells, into animal eggs that have had almost all of...                    

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MPs to vote on controversial hybrid embryos

inthenews.co.uk     19-May-2008          

The embryos are created from animal eggs and human DNA and proponents say they could play an important role in finding ways to treat diseases such as Parkinson's disease. Gordon Brown signalled his backing for the research yesterday, saying "we owe it to future generations" to make legislation...                    

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Controversial embryo vote is set to split the Cabinet as Brown hints at compromise

dailymail.co.uk     19-May-2008          

Cabinet divisions over embryo research were being laid bare today as MPs voted on the use of human-animal hybrids for experiments. Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly, Welsh Secretary Paul Murphy and Defence Secretary Des Browne were expected to abstain or vote agains                    

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Brown 'embryo' plea to MPs

manchestereveningnews.co.uk     19-May-2008          

GORDON Brown has urged MPs to back human-animal embryo research as the Commons gears up for a showdown. He praised `hybrid' techniques as an `inherently moral endeavour' and said they could save millions of lives - insisting MPs owed it `to ourselves and future generations' to pass the measures...                    

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Should hybrid embryo research be allowed?

bbc.co.uk     19-May-2008          

MPs are voting on whether scientists should be allowed to conduct research using hybrid human-animal embryos. Do you support the research? Gordon Brown has urged MPs to back the stem cell research, and scientists say it could help to treat diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinsons. Critics argue...                    

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MPs to vote on hybrid embryos

bbc.co.uk     19-May-2008          

MPs are voting later on whether to allow scientists to continue to carry out controversial stem cell research using hybrid human-animal embryos. MPs are being given a free vote on four controversial parts of the bill after warnings that some Catholic MPs and cabinet ministers were ready to rebel....                    

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MPs poised for showdown on hybrid embryo research vote

scotsman.com     19-May-2008          

Published Date: 19 May 2008 THE House of Commons was gearing up for a dramatic showdown over controversial human-animal embryo research today. But Gordon Brown has praised "hybrid" techniques as an "inherently moral endeavour" which could save millions of lives. Mr Brown's comments, in a...                    

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Embryo bill: when are the key votes?

guardian.co.uk     19-May-2008          

When do the key votes take place? The key votes on the human fertilisation and embryology bill take place today and tomorrow. All the main parties are allowing free votes on the four most controversial elements of the bill: hybrid embryos, the role of fathers, "saviour siblings" and abortion....                    

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Is hybrid embryo research “monstrous?”

reuters.com     19-May-2008          

The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill which MPs are debating today and on Tuesday allows the creation of four types of human-animal hybrid embryos for the purposes of research, including Cytoplasmic hybrids, created by transferring the nucleus of a human cell into an empty animal cell. This...                    

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