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Gordon Brown backs animal-human hybrids Sean Rayment Gordon Brown today strongly defended the medical use of animal-human hybrid embryos, ahead of a key Commons vote on the issue. The Prime Minister said that stem cell research was an "inherently moral endeavour" and a "profound opportunity" to save and transform millions of lives. "Britain is at the forefront of this research and responsible for much of the worldwide progress," he wrote in The Observer newspaper.
(Article continues below) The premier supports scientists who want to insert the nuclei of human cells into animal eggs, creating hybrid embryos which are allowed to grow for a few days. Stem cells can then be harvested and used to create brain, skin, heart and other tissue for treating diseases - before the embryos are destroyed. MPs have a free vote this week on whether hybrid embryos should be legal as part of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill. Mr Brown said he had "deep respect" for those who disagree with the bill because of religious conviction but added that "we owe it to ourselves and future generations" to back stem cell research. He said his government had sought to introduce "clear laws" permitting use of stem cells within a "clear, managed, legal framework, subject to the strictest supervision". "Let me be clear: if we want to sustain stem cell research and bring new cures and treatments to millions of people, I believe admixed embryos are necessary. "The question for me is not whether they should exist, but how their use should be controlled," he added.
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