‘Dr Frankenstein’ can help you
I can see the headlines now: “Scientists grow human with rabbit ears”. This is a reference to the human-animal eggs and embryos that researchers in Britain propose to create for research into stem cell therapy, opening up the possibility of treating a range of degenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, motor neurone disease and muscular atrophies that affect millions worldwide and for which existing treatments are of limited effect.
With so much at stake, we need to look beyond caricature to the science. The government recently proposed a ban on creating human-animal embryos. So it is important that there is a sophisticated dialogue between the regulators, the politicians, the scientists and the public.… Seguir leyendo »