The experiment have been done since the introduction of the 2008 Human Fertilization Embryology Act, aiming at looking into possible cures for a wide range of diseases.

该实验是在2008年《人类受精与胚胎学法案》颁布之后着手进行的，旨在为各种疾病寻找可能的治疗方法。

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The bulk of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 will come into force on 1 October.

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She said the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act "yet again shows itself to be wearing very thin at the seams".

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However, any such research, whether on cloned material or not, would require alterations to the 1990 Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act.

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