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Article: First hybrid embryos 'created' in Europe.
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- PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.
- Article date:
- April 2, 2008
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First hybrid embryos 'created' in Europe
London, Apr 2 (PTI) -- Scientists claim to have created the first part-human, part-animal hybrid embryos in Europe.
The hybrid embryos -- a blend of human and cow DNA -- which only survived for three days, were developed by a team from the Newscastle University in Britain as part of a basic research on cloning.
According to lead researcher Dr Lyle Armstrong, the hybrids were created by injecting DNA derived from human embryo cells into eggs taken from cows ovaries which have had DNA responsible for their characteristics removed, so called nuclear DNA, and leaving only cow DNA used to power the cells.
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