EU to Adopt Stem Cell Research Rules This Week

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日期: 2003-07-08 今日/总浏览: 1/508
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TheEuropeanCommissionwilladoptnewguidelinesthisweekregulatingtheuseofembryosinEU-fundedresearchinamoveaimedatheadingoffabanonthecontroversialtechnology,anEUspokesmansaidMonday.
5 _5 t0 I# G9 jSincethestartoftheyear,noEuropeanUnionfundshavebeengiventoscientistsinvolvedincreatingembryostocarryoutstemcellresearch.% R! W7 `1 V  K8 v
Theresearchmoratoriumfinishesattheendof2003andwewanttohavecomprehensiveguidelinesinplace,saidEuropeanCommissionResearchspokesman,FabioFabbi.
  O' @& x; X0 u$ T3 |. YTheEUexecutiveisexpectedtoadopttheproposalonWednesdaybutitneedstheapprovalofmemberstatesandtheEuropeanParliamenttobecomelaw.Thisisexpectedfortheendoftheyear,Fabbisaid.: ]* ~3 z! N" M( X4 Y+ r; g
Scientistssaytheresearchcouldyieldcuresfordiabetes,Alzheimer'sandParkinson'sdisease.ButopponentsarguethatthescientistsareplayingGodandthatthenewtechnologywillendindesignerbabiesandhumancloning.
5 y+ s3 ~# C* D! y! z, {7 L6 r- xStemcellsarethemastercellsofthebody,abletogrowintoothertypesofcells.Onewayofobtainingthemisbytherapeuticcloning--creatingembryoswhichcanbeminedfortheirstemcells.
* C  I& `6 I, {" `1 H8 z5 z4 O: D! KTheideaisnottoencouragethecreationofnewembryosbuttheuseofonesalreadyexisting,Fabbisaid.
7 c4 @4 P7 e& u2 s$ F( KWhencouplesundergofertilitytreatment,extraembryosarecreatedtoaidchancesofpregnancy.Theleft-overembryosareeitherdestroyedorfrozen.
' S% u% x5 ^  z" iTheEUexecutivewantstoencouragetheuseofsuchstoredembryosratherthanthecreationofnewones.. e9 b2 B# T. c* @# i
ThecurrentEUresearchbudgetisworth17.5billioneurosbutonlyafewmillioneurosisspentonstemcellresearch,Fabbisaid.
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