It's been announced a group of Chinese scientists are going to be joining an expert panel later this year to lay out guidelines for a controversial new procedure connected to human genome research.

The Chinese Academy of Sciences will join other scientists from the UK and the US at an international summit in Washington in early December to discuss a process called human gene 'editing.'

'Editing' is a new process which has been developed which can allow scientists to alter the smallest parts of human DNA.

This process can allow scientists to alter the human genetic code to allow scientists to potentially eliminate genetic-based diseases.

However, the scientists will be meeting to discuss the ethical and social ramifications of the advancement, with a report due to be released sometime next year.