# Scientists edit human embryos for first time in US **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [July 31, 2017, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithataxia.org/t/scientists-edit-human-embryos-for-first-time-in-us/6064 "2017-07-31T20:18:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3
**Author:** ![Alan\_T](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.livingwithataxia.org/alan_t/32/31_2.png) [@Alan\_T](https://forum.livingwithataxia.org/u/Alan_T)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2017, 2:05pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithataxia.org/t/scientists-edit-human-embryos-for-first-time-in-us/6064/3 "2017-08-03T14:05:23Z")
Yes, your right, just recently there has been a fair bit in the media. yes, everyone has different views and expectations. 100,000 Genome project is England based with Wales rolling it out (in a reduced capacity) (I am on the advisory board with Wales Gene Park) Scotland have a similar stance I was invited to present at a Society of Biology / Wales gene park / Darwin Centre at an event to Medical Students, last year. (I will see if I can find the newspaper item)(think I posted it here to LWA) > [@It’s all in the genes event for the Royal Society of Biology / Darwin Centre](http://forum.livingwithataxia.org/t/it-s-all-in-the-genes-event-for-the-royal-society-of-biology-darwin-centre/5339): > > The Darwin Centre hosted a unique event at Pembrokeshire College recently. The ‘What’s the point of gene editing’ event in partnership with the Royal Society of Biology was the first of its kind in Pembrokeshire. The event forms part of the Dragon LNG Darwin Experience education programme in the county and saw around 100 students from across Pembrokeshire sixth forms, and Pembrokeshire College, other partners included Ataxia and [me.com](http://me.com), Cancer Research UK (Wales), Gene Park Wales, Swansea and Ca… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.livingwithataxia.org/t/scientists-edit-human-embryos-for-first-time-in-us/6064)._