Conscientious embryo vote ok: UK

Labour party politicians can vote with their conscience on three "ethical" parts of the linkurl:proposed legislation;http://www.the-scientist.com/blog/display/54413/ on embryo research, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced today (March 25). The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill, which has been mired in linkurl:controversy,;http://www.the-scientist.com/blog/display/54198/ proposes to legalize new areas of research, including the creation of hybrid animal-human embryos, and to refo