Britain's fertility
regulator said Monday that it had given approval for scientists
to genetically modify human embryos - gene editing - in a world
first.
The approval is for research into early human development
at the Francis Crick Institute in London.
The move does not give scientists the ability to implant
the modified embryos into women.
But the decision will stir controversial amid concerns
about the possibility of it leading to 'designer babies'.
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