United Kingdom: Cloning Human Cells
By Novartis,
Novartis
| 09. 08. 1999
Which, if any, of the following do you support and which do you oppose?
|
Support
|
Oppose
|
Don't know
|
Cloning and growing human cells |
28
|
60
|
11
|
- Survey population: 991 UK adults aged 15+
- Date of survey: August 19 to August 24, 1999
- Conducted by: MORI
- Source: "Public Support For Controversial Technologies Could Increase If Applications Are Explained," MORI (September 8, 1999)
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