No clone zone and other New Scientist items (7/12/2000) | |
All of item 1 + urls for longer items from New Scientist magazine, 09 December: http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns22687 The Japanese parliament passed a law last week banning the creation of embryos from combining human eggs and non-reproductive cells, as well as mixing animal and human cells to create hybrid embryos. Anyone flouting the law could be punished by up to 10 years' imprisonment or a fine of $90,000. The legislation has yet to come into effect. http://www.newscientist.com/dailynews/news.jsp?id=ns9999237 http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns22683 http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns226823 |