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Synthetic human embryos: can the law keep pace with the science?

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Researchers in the US and UK say they've made a leap forward. They've created synthetic human embryo-like structures from stem cells. But as science races ahead, it leaves in its wake fundamental legal and ethical implications. So today we're asking how could synthetic human embryos transform medical research? And can the law keep up?

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