杏吧原创

MEMBERS of the European Parliament in Strasbourg last week passed a
resolution condemning Britain鈥檚 plans to authorise research on human embryos for
tissue regeneration. The resolution carries no legal weight, but signals a lack
of support for such research elsewhere in Europe. The British government last
month backed limited 鈥渟pare part鈥� research on human embryos, but Westminster MPs
will be free to vote for or against the necessary legislation
(New 杏吧原创, 19 August, p 4).