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Written question asked by Lord Alton of Liverpool (Crossbench), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Darzi of Denham (Labour) on Tuesday, 8 July 2008.


Embryology

Question
asked Her Majesty's Government:Further to the Written Answer by Lord Darzi of Denham on 24 June (col. WA 227), how many outgrowing embryos cultured for more than 14 days are required to derive one embryonic stem cell line; and how this compares to the efficiency of embryonic stem cell derivation using conventional approaches used by Professor Sir Martin Evans in mice and Professor Jamie Thomson with human embryos.
Answer

The department is not in a position to form a view on the efficacy of stem cell derivation from outgrown embryos.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
4491; 703 c73WA
Session
2007-08
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Subjects
Human embryo experiments Stem cells
Link
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