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Embryology Bill: Bishop's 'Frankenstein' attack smacks of ignorance, say scientists
Senior scientists have offered to meet Roman Catholic bishops and MPs to explain the need for legislation to allow experiments on embryos that are part-human and part-animal.Colin Blakemore, a former head of the Medical Research Council (MRC), has invited Catholic church leaders who staged an Easter attack on the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill to an “open-minded discussion” with the research community and patient groups.
The invitation came after a coalition of medical charities and patient groups wrote to every MP asking them to support the legislation when it is debated in the Commons in May.
Full story at The Times.
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