The US Congress has signed a wide ranging budget deal , pushed through by the Republicans , totalling $ 1.1 trillion . Obama will have to sign the bill or face the prospect of a government shut down. The spending bill blocks any funding for altering the genes of human embryos , and blocks the government from spending money from reviewing or approving clinical research regarding gene therapy solutions . Chinese scientists have already modified the genes of human embryos earlier this year , causing a widespread ethical crisis across the scientific community .
The US Congress has signed a wide ranging budget deal , pushed through by the Republicans , totalling $ 1.1 trillion . The spending bill blocks any funding for altering the genes of human embryos , and blocks the government from spending money from reviewing or approving clinical research regarding gene therapy solutions . Chinese scientists have already modified the genes of human embryos earlier this year , causing a widespread ethical crisis across the scientific community .