US foetal tissue research ban
The US has withdrawn funding for scientific research involving foetal tissue. \nScientists point to the lack of feasible alternatives to using foetal tissue \u2013 which comes from embryos donated to scientific research via abortion clinics. \nThey say the move to halt this kind of research will have a negative impact on the ability of US medical institutions to develop new treatments for a range of diseases from diabetes to cancer.
More controversy from the \u2018Crispr babies \u2018 scandal \u2013 with a new analysis showing the modified gene may have a wide impact on the health of the children it was claimed to have been implanted into.
A reassessment on North Korea\u2019s Nuclear tests using cold war methodology suggest the last explosion was more powerful than previously thought.
And we investigate a small British Earthquake south of London.
(Picture: Donald Trump, Credit:SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
Presenter: Roland Pease\nProducer: Julian Siddle