> let's gerrymander the ethical and regulatory boundaries around this stuff so that we can do what we want I don’t see how one can read this article in that wa

> let's gerrymander the ethical and regulatory boundaries around this stuff so that we can do what we want I don’t see how one can read this article in that way. Relevant quotes: “Lab-grown structures with the potential to develop into fetuses should be defined — and regulated — as embryos, some researchers say.” “biologist Nicolas Rivron at the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology in Vienna and his colleagues suggest a new definition of human embryos that would include embryo models if they acquire the potential to develop into a fetus.” To me it seems the current definition for the purpose of laws protecting some clumps of cells is “clump of cells created from natural processes that can become a fetus”, and want to extend the definition to include lab-grown clumps of cells that can become a fetus. I think a consequence of that could eventually be that what grows out of such a clump will be considered human, limiting what one can do with them. For example using them for replacement organs would not be OK.