Radio Review: Inside Science – Human embryo research and ethics
Should research on human embryos be permitted beyond 14 days?
The study of embryo formation and development is crucial to understand the processes underlying the early stages of human development and to pinpoint the causes of pregnancy loss.
A recent episode of BBC Inside Science, titled Human embryo research and ethics and hosted by journalist and writer Gaia Vince, discussed the major approaches currently used to study embryo development and their limitations.
In particular, the 14-day rule, promoted by international bodies such as the International Society for Stem Cell Research and enshrined in UK law by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act of 1990, has significant implications. It limits research on intact human embryos to up to 14 days after fertilisation.
Studies that make brainlike structures or add human cells to animal brains are ethical, for now, panel says
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Studies that make brainlike structures or add human cells to animal brains are ethical, panel says
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