The Government today said: "The UN declaration is non-binding and has no legal status, but it calls on countries to prohibit all forms of human cloning. This is totally unacceptable to the UK government which strongly supports stem cell research, including embryonic stem cell research which involves the use of cloning technology. Stem cell research could lead to new treatments for serious and fatal diseases that affect millions of people."
It is of much regret that the ban on human cloning has been passed in the UN, however symbolic it may be.
I have been playing with my blog to find the optimum number of messages to make available from the main page. Somehow that triggered JavaBlogs to think that all of these entries are new and publish them!
From our childhood I have been to several places with asbestos roofing. It is extremely common in sheds or garages and in many cases as roofing of the house. I had no idea that it is carcinogenic and can cause a rare but fatal form of lung cancer ( mesothelioma )!
