For the first time, British scientists were on Monday allowed to carry out controversial research on genetically modified human embryos for better understanding of extremely common infertility and miscarriage problems.
The UK’s fertility regulator, Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) gave the go-ahead for the controversial experiment to the Francis Crick Institute in london to provide better understanding of the reasons behind miscarriages.
“Miscarriage and infertility are extremely common but they are not very well understood. We believe that this research could improve our understanding of the very earliest stages of human life,” Kathy Niakan, lead scientist of the team, told reporters at a briefing here.