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Scientists create model embryos in lab, raising major ethical questions – Sydney Morning Herald
The model embryos, which use no egg or sperm, offer a chance to study the earliest days of human development, but there are calls for a debate over their status…
Aware of the major ethical questions raised by their work such as whether a model embryo should enjoy the same protections as a real one the researchers have so far not let them grow past the 11-day mark.
They and other experts say there needs to be a community conversation over the status of these new creations, what research can ethically be performed on them, and how far they can be allowed to develop.
The Catholic Church, for example, considers that life begins at fertilisation. But Professor…
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