News of animal-human hybrid embryos in UK has caused a stir all around the world. According to media reports, more than 150 animal-human hybrid embryos have been created by scientists working in UK laboratories over the past three years. Although the scientific sensation has drawn controversy around the UK, this kind of experiments are licensed in this country. The 2008 Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act legalized the creation of a variety of hybrids, including the creation of \"cybrids\" in which a human nucleus is implanted into an animal cell.