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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, 21 July 2009.


Embryology

Question
To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Darzi of Denham on 7 July (WA 127), whether an embryo in which cell division and development has ceased for at least 24 hours is considered by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority or its peer reviewers to be optimal for derivation of stem cells.
Answer

The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority has advised that this is not considered to be an optimal method for derivation of stem cells.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
5015; 712 c324WA
Session
2008-09
Related items
Embryology
Tuesday, 7 July 2009
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects
Human embryo experiments Stem cells
Link
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