Public Health Minister Michael Matheson said Mr Gibson had made "a very clear case around the progress bring made around genetic testing".

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Researchers can now create mice with the same genetic defects and test potential treatments on them, or study the progress of the disease.

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By comparing the progress of tadpoles with different fathers but the same mother, the paternal genetic influence was easy to see.

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In addition to the Aichi Targets, an example of the progress we are making is the adoption at COP10 of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from Their Utilization.

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