Green light for embryo research

In the Netherlands, it was allowed to grow human embryos for research

Vyacheslav Golovanov, GeekTimes

The Dutch government has allowed scientists to experiment with growing human embryos. Research should, in particular, help people with hereditary or congenital diseases. At the same time, it is assumed to strictly control the study and comply with the "14-day rule" of embryo development adopted by the laws of many countries.

Before that, it was forbidden to grow human embryos in the Netherlands – research could only be carried out on embryos left over from artificial insemination. But science cannot develop without experiments – it is necessary to study the development of the embryo from the first day of its existence in order to help people with hereditary diseases, or diseases caused by defects in genes.

In addition, this study will certainly help to combat infertility (in particular, people who have infertility due to cancer treatment at a fairly early age need help) and improve artificial insemination technologies.

Dutch Minister of Health Edith Schippers said that "she wants to allow the creation of embryos for scientific purposes, and under very strict control, to give people the opportunity to have healthy children."

The study of embryos will not go beyond the international rule of "14 days", according to which after two weeks of existence the object of research must be destroyed. Although scientists would study the embryo with great interest all the time of its development, advocates of ethics in medical research argue about when a human embryo becomes a human.

Portal "Eternal Youth" http://vechnayamolodost.ru  30.05.2016