It was announced this month that the first UK licence had been granted for the use of genome editing in human embryo research (see BioNews 837).
Sarah Norcross, director of the Progress Educational Trust and commissioning editor of BioNews, was interviewed about this development throughout the local, national and international media.
The video above compiles several of Sarah's radio interviews on the subject. The radio stations featured are as follows.
| 00:00 | BBC Radio 2 | Lead item in news bulletin presented by Harvey Cook |
| 00:44 | BBC Radio London | Interview by Paul Ross Also includes contrasting view by Dr Trevor Stammers |
| 05:05 | BBC Radio WM | Interview by Paul Franks |
| 07:05 | BBC Radio Berkshire | Interview by Paul Ross |
| 10:54 | BBC Radio 5 Live | Interview by Adrian Chiles |
| 12:31 | ARD | News item in German presented by Jens-Peter Marquardt |
| 12:52 | LBC | Interview by Iain Dale |
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