China is a beacon of global embryo research, says scientist on return from US to lead lab

Leading life scientist Wu Jun, who recently left the United States to return to his homeland, believes many of the world’s top embryo researchers are now working in China.

Wu, well known for his stem cell research, particularly related to the stem cell-derived embryo model, is speaking in an office at Westlake University, in Hangzhou in the eastern province of Zhejiang.

Some of his belongings remain in bags placed haphazardly on a nearby cabinet, waiting to be unpacked.

“This is just a temporary...