TOP American researchers might move across the Atlantic if proposed US
legislation banning the creation of cloned human embryos becomes law. Last week,
a spokesman announced that President Bush supports a bill to make human cloning
a federal crime, even for research purposes.
“Science is global, and there are good labs everywhere,” says David
Greenwood, senior vice-president of stem cell company Geron of California. He
would not say directly whether Geron is considering moving. “All I can say is
that we already have a presence in the UK, and the UK politically is
increasingly receptive to this type of research.”…
