UK scientists seek permission to genetically modify human embryos
by Ian Sample Science editor from on (#MSJP)
Researchers apply for licence months after Chinese team become first to announce they have altered DNA
Scientists in Britain have applied for permission to genetically modify human embryos as part of a research project into the earliest stages of human development.
The work marks a controversial first for the UK and comes only months after Chinese researchers became the only team in the world to announce they had altered the DNA of human embryos.
