May 12, 2008

Scientist team creates first GM human embryo

A team from Cornell University in New York produced the GM embryo to study how early cells and diseases develop. It was destroyed after five days.

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The effects of changing an embryo would be permanent. Genes added to embryos or reproductive cells, such as sperm, will affect all cells in the body and will be passed on to future generations.


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