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UK's first hybrid embryos created

Wed, 04/02/2008 - 14:36 - NLN

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.

The Catholic Church describes it as "monstrous," but medical bodies and patient groups say such research is vital for our understanding of disease.

Read full story at BBC News.

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