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Speakers:
Sir Mark Walport, Director, The Wellcome Trust
Prof Mary Herbert, Professor of Reproductive Biology, Newcastle University
Prof Doug Turnball, Professor of Neurology, Newcastle University
Prof Peter Braude, Member, HFEA Science Review Panel
Together with the Wellcome Trust the SMC held a briefing for a significant funding announcement, allowing Newcastle University to expand their research into replacing defective mitochondrial DNA in a human embryo. This coincided with the government announcing a year-long public consultation, which guaranteed media interest.