Tue, 10/12/2024 - 10:04
Dr Peter Rugg-Gunn provided an expert comment on the proposal by the UK's regulatory body HEFA to extend the amount of time researchers are allowed to cultivate human embryos in the lab from 14 to 28 days.
Dr Peter Rugg-Gunn, of the Babraham Institute in Cambridge, welcomed the proposed changes, which he said would help uncover the initial causes of serious pregnancy conditions such as pre-eclampsia, foetal growth restriction and stillbirth. “These conditions occur in 10% of all pregnancies,” said Rugg-Gunn. “Although these conditions are first detected much later in pregnancy, it is thought that they might arise early on in development – between days 14 and 42 – due to errors in placental formation. There is currently no means to study this.”
Dr Peter Rugg-Gunn, of the Babraham Institute in Cambridge, welcomed the proposed changes, which he said would help uncover the initial causes of serious pregnancy conditions such as pre-eclampsia, foetal growth restriction and stillbirth.
“These conditions occur in 10% of all pregnancies,” said Rugg-Gunn. “Although these conditions are first detected much later in pregnancy, it is thought that they might arise early on in development – between days 14 and 42 – due to errors in placental formation. There is currently no means to study this.”
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10 December 2024
By Honor Pollard