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Genetic modification of human embryos: a gateway to eugenics?
Researchers at Columbia University in New York have announced that they have used a basic gene-editing technique to modify the genome of human embryos at the single-cell stage (zygote). Although the study (preprint) has not yet been peer-reviewed, it is already raising questions. Whilst no therapeutic applications are yet on...
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Cryopreservation of embryos: Study highlights ethical issues involved in their preservation and inevitable destruction
According to a study published last June, the number of human embryos cryopreserved following artificial reproduction has reached a record level in the UK. Published in The New Bioethics, the study analysed data...
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The International Society for Stem Cell Research Drops the 14-day Limit on Human Embryo Research
During the last four decades, a period of 14 days was officially accepted as the ethical and legal limit on human embryo research. In other words, scientists were not allowed to pursue research on embryos beyond the...