Britain allows first genetic modification of embryos

Britain on Monday granted its first research licence to genetically modify human embryos to a project that aims to give hope to women struggling to conceive, raising ethical concerns about "designer babies". The decision makes Britain one of the first countries in the world to grant this type of authorisation on one of science's new frontiers and follows months of deliberation by the British embryology regulator. The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) said it had approved an app