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UK Law Allows Human-Animal Hybrid Work
London (UPI) Jun 02, 2004 Britain could become the first country where scientists successfully create a human-animal hybrid, thanks to a legal loophole allowing such experiments. The wording of the government embryology watchdog's legal mandate means it has no power to regulate experiments in which human and animal material are fused to create new cells, the Times of London reported Tuesday. In other words, ethically contentious studies similar to some conducted by Panayiotis Zavos, a maverick scientist seeking to clone a human, could be done in Britain without a licence from the Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority. Although human reproductive cloning violates British law, there would be nothing to stop a researcher from adding human DNA to cow eggs -- as Zavos has done to test his cloning technique. The situation has prompted calls for a revision of the 1990 Hu! Man Ferti lization and Embryology Act, which does not cover such work as it had barely been envisioned when it was framed. "Things like this illustrate that things move on much faster than the regulatory system can often accommodate," said Ian Gibson, the Labor chairman of the Commons Science and Technology Committee. A spokeswoman for the authority said that the watchdog would also support a review. All rights reserved. Copyright 2004 by United Press International. Sections of the information displayed on this page (dispatches, photographs, logos) are protected by intellectual property rights owned by United Press International. As a consequence, you may not copy, reproduce, modify, transmit, publish, display or in any way commercially exploit any of the content of this section without the prior written consent of by United Press International. Related Links SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express
Scanning Blood Flow During Operations
Warsaw (SPX) Jun 02, 2004PERMON is developing a radiological imaging system that will give medics a clearer view inside the human body by accurately monitoring organ blood flow during operations. This essential information will lead to an increase in techniques such as laser surgery over more invasive methods. |
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