Scientists claim victory in blocking stem-cell law after letter in Times

February 4, 2008

The Government has agreed to back down on strict laws planned for embryonic stem-cell experiments after a “compelling case” was made by leading scientists in a letter to The Times.

The letter, published last week, expressed alarm that the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill would delay potentially life-saving research by requiring all tissue used to create cloned embryonic stem cells to have the explicit consent of its donor. (Times Online)