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Anger over U-turn on the use of hybrid embryos

A U-turn has cleared the way for scientists to create hybrid animal-human embryos for stem cell research.

A U-turn has cleared the way for scientists to create hybrid animal-human embryos for stem cell research.

The government move followed a White Paper proposal banning the hybrids that attracted criticism from scientists, charities, patient groups and MPs.