The use of human material in animals (June 2010)
The British Science Association, in collaboration with Ipsos MORI and Dialogue by Design worked with the Academy of Medical Sciences to find out public views on the use of animals containing human material.
The increasing power and sophistication of methods for introducing human material into animals, including new stem cell technologies, will present new opportunities as well as new regulatory and ethical challenges.
Chair of the Academy of Medical Sciences’ working group on Animals containing human material, Professor Martin Bobrow CBE FRS FMedSci said:
‘We hope that the publics’ views will help shape our deliberations, and that this dialogue will reveal how different groups view the boundary between human and animal, and what informs their hopes and concerns around science involving animals containing human material.’
Download the final dialogue report (pdf 1.3MB)
The dialogue report was commissioned by the Academy as part of a wider study on the use of animals containing human material in medical research. The Academy’s working group are currently considering the dialogue findings, alongside submissions received through an open consultation and evidence from experts. Their report is due to be available in early 2011 and will be used to inform future UK oversight of research of this kind.
