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In the latest research, scientists inserted a gene for a single protein produced by BDV into mouse embryos.
Last November, the HFEA launched a public debate on testing embryos for ' lower penetrance ', late onset genetic disorders.
Contrary to the United States, Switzerland bans the donation of eggs and human embryos, and also bans surrogate motherhood.
He was an enthusiast for evolution and saw in the growth of embryos what he called ' ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny ' .
That seems to me to be morally preferable than throwing away embryos that you can't use in an IVF program.