Topic: King'S College London

Labs get licences to create 'cybrid' embryos

New Scientist - 1491 days ago
IT HAS taken 18 months of wrangling and sensational tabloid headlines, but two UK research teams have been granted their wish. On 17 January, the UK's Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority granted licences to make cybrids to teams led by Lyle Armstrong ...

Artificial skin may reduce need for grafts

New Scientist - 1702 days ago
A long-lasting artificial skin which is "fully and consistently integrated into the human body" has shown promising results in early clinical trials.. Paul Kemp and colleagues at British biotech company Intercytex, which developed the living "skin", say it appears to work better ...