Article: 'Hybrid' hope for my son, by David Cameron.

Byline: Deputy Political Editor

DAVID Cameron said yesterday he hoped treatments for his disabled sonIvan could be developed from research on hybrid human/animal embryos.

The Tory leader praised Monday night's landmark vote by MPs to back the work,despite warnings from critics that it left Britain isolated in the westernworld.

Catholic Church leaders have branded the use of hybrid embryos 'monstrous' andsay tinkering with the essence of life in such a way is immoral.

But scientists say hybrid embryos could provide a plentiful source of stemcells - basic building block cells that can develop into any tissue - formedical research.

An amendment to the Human ...

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