Researchers awaiting approval to use gene editing in embryos, which they hope will encourage them understand early stage life and improve fertility treatmentScientists in Britain are alert to genetically modify human embryos for the first time as part of a research effort to shed light on the root causes of recurrent miscarriages. Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute in London could receive approval for the controversial work as early as Thursday when the government’s fertility watchdog meets to consider the proposal.
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Source: theguardian.com