Japan enacts law regulating human genome-edited embryos

Japan has enacted a law regulating human genome-edited embryos and germ cells, defining prohibited activities and penalties for violations. Hiroshima University professor Tsutomu Sawai praised the law but called for stronger international coordination to prevent circumvention abroad.

• The law defines prohibited activities and penalties for violations
• Hiroshima University professor Tsutomu Sawai praised the new law
• Sawai called for international coordination against circumvention abroad