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Field Sites

Interviews will be conducted at two primary field sites and several secondary.

Primary Research Sites The **Stem Cell Research lab at Kings College, London** is one of the three research labs granted a license to engage in human-animal chimera research. Dr. Stephen Minger, the head of the lab, was one of the most active lobbyists for approval of such research (of both the House of Commons and the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority). Further, the Kings College lab has been one of the most successful British stem cell labs; creating the first British stem cell lines in history.

The **Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority** is a body that regulates all human embryo research conducted in the UK. Furthermore, it serves as an advisor to UK legislatures in matters concerning fertility legislation and policy. The HFEA is the body that grants licenses to anyone seeking to conduct human-animal chimera research.

Secondary Research Sites Secondary research sites have been selected as a means to gather further insight into the diverse interactions shaping the way in which the new norms, ethics and policies are emerging in Britain around human-animal chimera research. -HFEA “public engagements” Place where the public can interact with scientists and regulators over concerns about new research directions.

-Conferences Provides opportunity to analyze how scientists imagine the future of their work

-British biotechnology firms such as British Biotech Provides the opportunity to analyze how business imagines the future of biotech work

-Relevant Interest Groups (animal rights, Royal Society, religious organizations, etc.) Provides the opportunity to analyze how others imagine the future of biotech work