Nevertheless, in 2011, a coalition of scientists and funders submitted a letter to former UK Secretary of State for Health Andrew Lansley requesting regulation revision, in order to permit the new techniques’ use in clinical treatment “once sufficient pre-clinical evidence [was] established.” The influential groups backing the coalition – including the UK Academy of Medical Sciences, the Medical Research Council, and the Wellcome Trust – claimed that “translating research into treatment [looked] achievable in the near future.”
尽管如此，2011年由科学家和出资人组成的联盟向前英国卫生大臣安德鲁•兰斯利呈递书信要求修改监管规则，以便“一旦取得充分的临床证据”即允许将新技术运用于临床治疗。该联盟背后有影响力的团体——包括英国医学科学院、医学研究理事会和威康信托基金称“看似在不远的将来即可将研究成果运用于临床治疗”。