The US Congress has signed a wide ranging spending deal, pushed through by House Republicans, totalling $1.1 trillion. It includes the biggest increase in defence spending, with $66bn (£49bn) for the next two years. Congressional Republicans proposed a spending deal late Tuesday night to fund the government through 2016, and it places new restrictions on the use of federal funding for gene editing, Politico reported. 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 spending deal, pushed through by House Republicans, totalling $1.1 trillion. It includes the biggest increase in defence spending, with $66bn (£49bn) for the next two years. Chinese scientists have already modified the genes of human embryos earlier this year, causing a widespread ethical crisis across the scientific community.