Britain reaffirmed its intent to assume the lead in embryonic stem cell research.

* When George W. Bush reneged on research funding promised to the National Institutes of Health, Britain reaffirmed its intent to assume the lead in embryonic stem cell research. For years, stem cell research has been high on the agenda in the United Kingdom, which passed the Human Fertilization

external fertilization union of the gametes outside the bodies of the originating organisms, as in most fish.

internal fertilization union of the gametes inside the body of the female, the sperm having been transferred from the body of the male by an accessory sex organ or other means.

and Embryology

1. The branch of biology that deals with the formation, early growth, and development of living organisms.

2. The embryonic structure or development of an organism.

Act in 1990, providing comprehensive regulation of in vitro fertilization in vitro fertilization (vē`trō, vĭ`trō), technique for conception of a human embryo outside the mother's body. Several ova, or eggs, are removed from the mother's body and placed in special laboratory culture dishes (Petri dishes); sperm from the father are then added, or in many cases a sperm is injected directly into, donated eggs and sperm, and embryo research. While Bush will allow federal funding for only currently obtained lines of stem cells, Britain is establishing a stem cell bank that will eventually provide unlimited numbers of stem cell lines for research. Bush made his decision contrary to the wishes of the majority of U.S. citizens--including 72 percent of U.S. Roman Catholics, nearly half the members of the House of Representatives, and sixty-one senators.

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