Scientists Want Relaxation of Laws to Allow Gene Editing of Human Embryos

March 30, 2017

(Sydney Morning Herald) – NSW Stem Cell Network director Bernie Tuch said Australia risked being left behind if it did not allow scientists to press forward on research involving human embryos, which were now allowed in the UK, Sweden and North America. “We could adopt the approach of saying, ‘Thank you very much, we will wait for the rest of the world to explore this new area and then we will come on board’,” Professor Tuch said. “I guess that’s the conservative approach. We would argue that Australia is up there with the rest of the world and we should be seriously considering this possibility.”