And possibly out of the race, too. Good evening. President trump has urged china to put what he called a heavy move on north korea, after the regime said it has successfully tested an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. Pyongyang claims the missile could strike anywhere on the planet. Western scientists are more sceptical, but say it could possibly reach as far as alaska. The launch is just days before World Leaders meet to discuss, among other things, north koreas weapons programme, which its pursuing despite international sanctions. Our Diplomatic Correspondent James Landale reports. This is the moment that north korea says it came a major power, the launch of a missile which it says can deliver a weapon as far away as the united states. The news was announced on State Television with barely constrained joy. The presenter showing the handwritten order given by the countrys leader, kim jong un. He personally supervised the launch of a missile whic
On the new wave of migrants are venturing across the mediterreanean, on the anger in italy at those helping recuse them, and on the reaction of locals to the migrants that arrive. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. North korea has tested what it says is a missile capable of striking anywhere on the planet. The claim, if confirmed, raises the prospect that pyongyang, may be a step closer to its goal, of having a long range Nuclear Strike capacity, and able to target america. The United States has requested an Emergency Meeting of the United Nations Security Council to discuss the missile launch. Meanwhile, china and russia have called for a freeze on north Koreas Nuclear weapons programme. Heres our Diplomatic Correspondent james landale. This is the moment that north korea says it came a major power, the launch of a missile which it says can deliver a weapon as far away as the United States. The news was announced on State Television with barely constrained joy the presenter showing
Its 7am in singapore and midnight in london. There is new hope today for thousands of families who live with the prospect of passing on inherited diseases to future generations. For the first time, scientists in the us, along with experts from china and south korea, have successfully repaired a faulty gene in Human Embryos. But critics are warning that the technique could, ultimately, be used to create so called designer babies. Our medical correspondent fergus walsh reports. The goal could not be more ambitious to eradicate inherited diseases. These scientists have taken an impressive first step on a long road, editing dna in Human Embryos. So how is it done . Inside the nucleus of each of ourselves is our genome, billions of pieces of dna. Its the Instruction Manual for life. The scientists were targeting a faulty gene that causes a serious Heart Condition. They fertilised a healthy egg with sperm from a man carrying the faulty gene. They then injected the Gene Editing System known a
News. Theres new hope tonight for thousands of families who live with the prospect of passing on inherited diseases to future generations. For the first time, scientists have successfully repaired a faulty gene in Human Embryos. They used a process known as gene editing to correct dna that causes a deadly Heart Condition. But critics are warning that the technique could, ultimately, be used to create so called designer babies. Our medical correspondent fergus walsh reports. The goal could not be more ambitious to eradicate inherited diseases. These scientists have taken an impressive first step on a long road, editing dna in Human Embryos. So how is it done . Inside the nucleus of each of ourselves is our genome, billions of pieces of dna. Its the Instruction Manual for life. The scientists were targeting a faulty gene that causes a serious Heart Condition. They fertilised a healthy egg with sperm from a man carrying the faulty gene. They then injected the Gene Editing System known as
News. Theres new hope tonight for thousands of families who live with the prospect of passing on inherited diseases to future generations. For the first time, scientists have successfully repaired a faulty gene in Human Embryos. They used a process known as gene editing to correct dna that causes a deadly Heart Condition. But critics are warning that the technique could, ultimately, be used to create so called designer babies. Our medical correspondent fergus walsh reports. The goal could not be more ambitious to eradicate inherited diseases. These scientists have taken an impressive first step on a long road, editing dna in Human Embryos. So how is it done . Inside the nucleus of each of ourselves is our genome, billions of pieces of dna. Its the Instruction Manual for life. The scientists were targeting a faulty gene that causes a serious Heart Condition. They fertilised a healthy egg with sperm from a man carrying the faulty gene. They then injected the Gene Editing System known as