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Cloned Sheep is 15 per cent Human

Sheep geneticists did not make the headlines for a while, but now they are back and in a big way. Scientists have managed to create the world's first sheep-human hybrid at approximately 85 per cent sheep and 15 per cent human. The concept of producing these...

Frozen Embryos

Since their introduction, modern techniques of artificial fertilization have presented a range of difficult moral questions, among which, emerging with exceptional urgency, are those connected with the cryopreservation of human embryos. Human embryos, conceived in...

Stem Cells Examined in US Senate

STEM CELLS EXAMINED IN U.S. SENATE — Sen. Brownback (R-KS) conducted another hearing on stem cells, this time focusing on the embryonic stem cell controversy. The committee heard from ethicists and scientists, including FRC’s Dr. David Prentice. Embryonic...

Congress Bans Patenting of Human Embryos (2/04)

Congress enacted the Weldon Amendment, which prohibits the patenting of human embryos. The law became effective 23Jan04. The powerful Biotechnology Industry Organization lobbied against the legislation because the biotech firms it represents are relying on patents to...

Cloning Archival Materials

UK ALLOWS HUMAN EMBRYOS TO BE CREATED WITH 2 MOTHERS & ONE FATHER.   The UK’s Human Fertilization/Embryology Authority has reversed a ban preventing scientists from creating embryonic children derived from the combined ova of two women with the sperm...

Italy Bans Cloning

In 2/04, the Italian Parliament voted, 277-222, to ban most assisted reproduction. President Ciampi signed the bill, which became law on 19Feb. It forbids doctors in Italy to perform techniques i.e. artificial insemination using donated sperm.   Embryo freezing...