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Nature 447, 353-354 (24 May 2007) | doi:10.1038/447353b; Published online 23 May 2007

An unwieldy hybrid

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A draft law will unnecessarily hinder embryo research.

The past few months have seen Britain's politicians tying themselves in knots over the question of whether to allow the creation of 'hybrid' embryos, those made from both human and animal material, for research purposes. Meanwhile, the embryologists who have applied for permission to carry out this research have waited patiently (or perhaps not so patiently) for the verdict.