Japan BANS implanting gene edited human embryos in preemptive crackdown on the `designer baby` craze
(World News Science)

This week, Japan´s health ministry recommended a ban on implanting genetically modified human embryos, warning that such procedures could lead to a market for `designer babies.´ The recommendation was issued by an expert panel, which said that allowing gene-edited embryos to move forward in gestation posed serious health risks for both the infant and potential future generations. The panel did not oppose ongoing research into gene-editing human embryos for potential insights into hereditary diseases and other health concerns, but limited its concerns to allowing any of these gene-edited embryos to be implanted into a uterus. The...