Pros and cons of gene-editing babies - The Week
Feb 8, 2023 · In the US, a poll found that 83% of people thought genetic modification to make a baby more intelligent would be “taking medical advances too far”, according to MIT Technology Review ...
CRISPR Babies: Where Are the First Gene-Edited Children Now?
Feb 7, 2023 · He Jiankui shocked the scientific community in 2018 by announcing his team had used the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool on twin girls when they were just embryos, resulting in the birth of...
The first genetically gene‐edited babies: It's “irresponsible and …
The newly developed CRISPR/Cas9 technique has been applied to genetic modification of many kinds of animals. However, the technique is still in its infancy and many questions remain to be answered before it can be used for clinical purposes, especially for reproductive purposes.
Genetically-modified babies 'ethically justifiable', academic claims - BBC
Nov 19, 2019 · Creating genetically-modified babies is both ethically justifiable and "highly desirable", according to an Abertay University bioethicist. Dr Kevin Smith claimed the risks of gene editing...
17 Genetically Engineered Babies Pros and Cons - HRF - HRF
Family genetics play a critical role in the development of children in positive and negative ways. If genetically engineered babies become a possibility, then parents would have the option to stop potential disease progression before it starts.
He Jiankui, Chinese scientist scorned for gene-edited babies, is …
Jun 8, 2023 · He Jiankui announced nearly five years ago that he had created the first gene-edited babies, twin girls named Lulu and Nana. The news sent shockwaves around the world.
Beyond gene-edited babies: the possible paths for tinkering with …
Aug 22, 2024 · Any gene alterations made to an embryo that successfully developed into a baby would get passed on to any children of its own, via what’s known as the germline. What kind of scientist would be...
Gene-edited babies: Current techniques not safe, say experts - BBC
Sep 3, 2020 · Current scientific techniques are not yet safe or effective enough to be used to create gene-edited babies, an international committee says. The technology could one day …
Gene-edited babies: What went wrong and what could go wrong
Apr 30, 2019 · On November 25, 2018, Jiankui He, an associate professor from Southern University of Science and Technology, announced that two babies with edited C-C chemokine receptor type 5 (CCR5) genes had been born in China. This genetic modification, he claimed, would render these babies immune to HIV infection.
Did CRISPR help—or harm—the first-ever gene-edited babies?
Aug 1, 2019 · Since the gene-edited babies known as Lulu and Nana became international news in November 2018, scientific debate and media speculation have swirled around the potential impacts of modifying their gene for CCR5.