2024-07-04 14:43:10
(ANSA) – ROME, JULY 4 – The first guidelines for laboratory research using embryonic models obtained from stem cells have been published in the United Kingdom: three-dimensional biological structures that mimic aspects of the early development of the human embryo.
The voluntary guidelines provide a code of conduct that aims to help researchers navigate uncertainty about what they can and cannot do by setting legally and ethically acceptable limits. At the same time, the code, which was led by the University of Cambridge and the charity Progress Educational Trust, aims to maintain public trust in this vital area: work on embryo models will lead to new treatments for miscarriage and developmental disorders, and may also improve the success rate of in vitro fertilisation.
“Research involving embryonic stem cell models has enormous potential to improve human knowledge and health, but clearer governance is needed to help researchers work responsibly and maintain public trust,” says Sandy Starr, Deputy Director of PET and a member of the group that developed the guidelines. “Our Code of Conduct responds to this need, taking into account a wide range of expert views that we have gathered over the past year.” (ANSA).
2024-07-04 14:43:10