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SCIENCE / NEWS Tue May 20, 2008 @ 8:19am neoform

BBC News -- The government has survived two big challenges to its controversial plans to change the law on embryo research for the first time in 20 years. A cross-party attempt to ban hybrid human animal embryos was defeated on a free vote, by 336 to 176. Catho.. Read More

SCIENCE / NEWS Wed May 23, 2007 @ 10:43am neoform

BBC News -- New York's yellow taxis will go hybrid in five years, in an effort to cut air pollution and tackle climate change, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has said. Hybrids run on petrol and electricity, therefore emitting less exhaust. The new vehicles are to be p.. Read More

SCIENCE / NEWS Wed Apr 2, 2008 @ 8:21am neoform

BBC News -- Scientists at Newcastle University have created part-human, part-animal hybrid embryos for the first time in the UK, the BBC can reveal. The embryos survived for up to three days and are part of medical research into a range of illnesses. It comes a.. Read More

SCIENCE / NEWS Thu Jan 17, 2008 @ 8:21am neoform

BBC News -- Regulators have given scientists the green light to create human-animal embryos for research. The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority granted permission after a consultation showed the public were "at ease" with the idea. Experts said it wa.. Read More

SCIENCE / NEWS Fri Jun 22, 2007 @ 4:36pm neoform

BBC News -- Google is backing fuel-efficient, hybrid cars as part of a plan to make the entire firm carbon neutral by 2008. The company's philanthropic arm, Google.org, will give $1m in grants to encourage the adoption of hybrids. It has pledged a further $10m.. Read More

SCIENCE / NEWS Tue Jun 19, 2007 @ 10:55am neoform

BBC News -- Medical research using hybrid embryos that are a mixture of human and animal is "vital" in the fight against disease, scientists have said. The Academy of Medical Sciences said it backed the draft Human Tissue and Embryos Bill allowing embryos that wer.. Read More

SCIENCE / NEWS Thu May 17, 2007 @ 5:04pm neoform

BBC News -- Ministers have bowed to pressure to allow the creation of human animal hybrid embryos for research. When the ban was proposed last year there were fears among scientists it would hamper medical breakthroughs. Hybrid embryos will only be allowed for.. Read More

SCIENCE / NEWS Wed Apr 4, 2007 @ 10:12pm neoform

BBC News -- Government plans to ban the creation of human-animal hybrid embryos could potentially harm UK science, say MPs. The science and technology select committee called for regulation of such work instead of an "unnecessary" ban. Some researchers want to.. Read More