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2008-09-12 | permalink
Lord Winston’s fury as red tape drives British GM pig transplant experiments to the U.S.
A furious Robert Winston has condemned the red tape that has killed off pioneering British experiments that could solve the shortage of transplant organs. The TV presenter and fertility expert has been forced to transfer life-saving research using ’designer pigs’ to America, where regulations are less strict.
The move has robbed Britain of a potential breakthrough that could also have earned it millions of pounds. Lord Winston said: ’Our U.S. friends will benefit from our technology and yet another British innovation will be jeopardized. ’The income we might have generated for Britain will be lost.’
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2008-09-12 | permalink
Lord Winston’s fury as red tape drives British GM pig transplant experiments to the U.S.
A furious Robert Winston has condemned the red tape that has killed off pioneering British experiments that could solve the shortage of transplant organs. The TV presenter and fertility expert has been forced to transfer life-saving research using ’designer pigs’ to America, where regulations are less strict.
The move has robbed Britain of a potential breakthrough that could also have earned it millions of pounds. Lord Winston said: ’Our U.S. friends will benefit from our technology and yet another British innovation will be jeopardized. ’The income we might have generated for Britain will be lost.’
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