Sentences with phrase «regulating embryo research»
In large part as a result of the President's decision, the U.S. Congress has taken a renewed interest in legislation regulating embryo research.
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Demonstrating Cpf1's noticeable specificity, another research team from the same IBS Center succeeded in bringing Cpf1 RNP - mediated mutations into mouse embryos: The researchers targeted Foxn1 (a transcription factor that regulates the immune system, including the growth of skin hairs), as well as Tyrosinase (an enzyme that catalyzes the production of melanin, a natural pigment that determines the color of skin).
After years of scientific and ethical debate, the United Kingdom passed a law last year that would allow fertility clinics there to offer the technique — but on a case - by - case basis and closely overseen by that country's Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), which regulates assisted reproduction and embryo research.
The HFEA licenses clinics and regulates research: it limits the number of embryos implanted and prohibits sex selection for nonmedical reasons, but it is not always overly restrictive.
In particular, the research identified several genes regulated by methylation in the egg that are involved in cell adhesion and migration — both vital properties for cells of the developing placenta in establishing connections with maternal tissues to support embryo development.
On the controversial issue of hybrid embryos, for instance, he declared «queasiness is not a good reason to prevent research going ahead that is strictly regulated.»