Roger Sturmey

Roger Sturmey

Roger Sturmey
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Professor of Reproductive Medicine, Hull York Medical School & Senior Research Fellow – Maternal & Fetal Health, University of Manchester

Reactions to the news on the creation of synthetic human embryos from stem cells

A scientific team has generated synthetic human embryos using stem cells, reports the British newspaper The Guardian. The authors, who announced the breakthrough at the annual meeting of the International Society for Stem Cell Research in Boston (USA), say the model embryos, similar to those found in the early stages of human development, could be crucial for research into genetic disorders and the causes of miscarriages, according to the newspaper. However, the work also raises ethical and legal issues.

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