AR-News: (UK) Expert fights horse cloning ban

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A UK scientific expert in horse breeding has accused the government of
giving in to animal rights activists after it rejected his bid on cloning.

Professor Twink Allen applied for a licence to clone horses a year ago but
was turned down by the Home Office.

The world's first cloned horse was born subsequently in Italy in August. 

full story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3685123.stm

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