A biotechnology firm has sparked an ethics row by encouraging couples to use embryos left over from IVF treatment as a personalised family "repair kit". The company is offering those who have had infertility treatment the chance to extract stem cells from spare embryos, in the hope that they could be used to treat Parkinson's disease, spinal cord injury, heart disease and other conditions.
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IVF 'cell bank' plan criticised - BBC Health News 15th October 2007
IVF embryos turned into 'repair kits' - The Telegraph 16th October 2007
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
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