Draft laws for ethical science handed up

Proposals would tighten oversight of bioresearch, including clinical trials

China will improve its oversight of human related scientific research and medical tests under draft laws and amendments submitted to China's top legislature for review on Saturday.

Medical and scientific research related to human genes and embryos might present risks to health or violate ethics, and they must be strictly regulated therefore, said Shen Chunyao, senior legislator of the Constitution and Law Committee of the National People's Congress.