Are there any safeguards regulating the use of human-admixed embryos in stem cell research?
A4: Such research will come under the scrutiny of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA). Scientists will have to apply for licences and to have these approved before they are allowed to develop human-admixed embryos and undertake stem cell research. There will be special conditions governing such research. Measures are in place to prevent these human-admixed from being implanted into the womb of a human or an animal. All embryos will be destroyed after 14 days.
