September 3, 2004

Britain Licenses Stem-Cell Production

By JEFFREY BRAINARD

The British government said in August that it had awarded its first license permitting scientists to conduct "therapeutic cloning" -- the creation of stem cells for research from cloned human embryos.

The move is another step by Britain to create a more permissive atmosphere for stem-cell research than exists in the United States. The British government has also provided money for a wider range of human stem-cell colonies, or lines, than has the Bush

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