Biotech news
PPL Therapeutics, the commercial offshoot of the Roslin Institute, announced a deal with German firm Bayer last week aimed at developing a new treatment for cystic fibrosis and emphysema. PPL has bred genetically altered sheep that produce the human protein alpha-1-antitrypsin in their milk. Bayer will develop a...
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All those in favour of embryo stem cell research say 'aye'
by Juliet Tizzard
Last week's announcement that British MPs are to be offered a free vote on embryo stem cell research and therapeutic cloning was always going to provoke a strong public and media response. But the fact that the announcement was made during parliament's summer holiday and was not backed up by...