Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Animals containing human material

The Academy of Medical Sciences has launched a new study of this, reported on the BBC Radio 4 Today programme this morning. This caught my ear, as it includes consideration of animals that contain a gene sequence of human origin.

There is material about this study on the AMS website - a press release, some responses from partner organisations, and a fact sheet. The press release includes the scope of the study: "... to: examine the scientific, social, ethical, safety and regulatory aspects of research involving non-human embryos and animals containing human material".

2 comments:

Panic Attack said...

Interesting research. There must be a gene similar in certain animals that will prove that the theory of evolution is correct, in a way. It will still require a tremendous amount of study.

Panic Attack said...

Interesting research. There must be a gene similar in certain animals that will prove that the theory of evolution is correct, in a way. It will still require a tremendous amount of study.