Inventor of CRISPR calls for a global moratorium on gene-edited embryos, humans
6 years, 3 months ago

Inventor of CRISPR calls for a global moratorium on gene-edited embryos, humans

Firstpost  

The risks of such an experiment are still far greater than its benefits, Zhang said in a statement. A Harvard and MIT member, renowned genetic research Feng Zhang made the statement after a Chinese researcher claimed having helped create the world’s first babies with modified genes using CRISPR. The researcher claiming to have contributed to the success of the gene-editing trial in babies, He Jiankui, took responsibility for the health of the babies but left the ethical debate about the procedure to the scientific community, Associated Press reports _._ Early reactions from the scientific community “I feel a strong responsibility that it’s not just to make a first, but also make it an example,” He told AP. It’s “unconscionable … an experiment on human beings that is not morally or ethically defensible,” said Dr Kiran Musunuru, a University of Pennsylvania gene editing expert and editor of a genetics journal. Feng’s statement calling for a complete moratorium on using CRISPR gene-editing in human trials comes a day before a global genome-editing summit in Hong Kong.

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The controversial scientist He Jiankui hasn’t given up on gene-edited babies
3 weeks, 2 days ago

The controversial scientist He Jiankui hasn’t given up on gene-edited babies

The Economist  

T he world was shocked in 2018 when He Jiankui, a Chinese biophysicist, announced that he had helped to produce two girls whose genetic code he had edited when they had been embryos. Scientists around the world condemned the work as wildly premature and possibly dangerous—the Chinese authorities agreed and Dr He was imprisoned for three years. And he still …

Ethical guideline issued for genome editing
8 months, 1 week ago

Ethical guideline issued for genome editing

China Daily  

China has issued a set of ethical rules on human genome editing, reiterating a strict ban on altering germ cells and embryos and clarifying standard ethical practices for gene editing research. "At present, any clinical research involving germline genome editing is irresponsible and not permitted," it said. Regarding clinical research involving genome editing of somatic cells — which are cells …

Guideline sets ethical rules for human genome editing research
8 months, 1 week ago

Guideline sets ethical rules for human genome editing research

China Daily  

China on Wednesday released a guideline that lays out a set of ethical rules for human genome editing research. Regarding clinical research involving genome editing of somatic cells — which are cells in the body other than sperm and egg cells, it said that such research should be aimed at preventing or treating diseases and should be carried out after …

Disgraced Chinese scientist He Jiankui who was jailed in 2019 for genetically editing human babies is back in the lab - and claims he's 'proud' of his past work
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Disgraced Chinese scientist He Jiankui who was jailed in 2019 for genetically editing human babies is back in the lab - and claims he's 'proud' of his past work

Daily Mail  

A disgraced Chinese scientist who was jailed for genetically editing human babies reveals he has returned to genetic research. He Jiankui has announced he has returned to the lab after being jailed for genetically editing human babies Dr He says that he intends to develop gene editing techniques for the treatment of rare diseases such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy and …

A Bold Effort to Cure HIV—Using Crispr
2 years, 5 months ago

A Bold Effort to Cure HIV—Using Crispr

Wired  

In July, an HIV-positive man became the first volunteer in a clinical trial aimed at using Crispr gene editing to snip the AIDS-causing virus out of his cells. “What we’re trying to do is return the cell to a near-normal state,” says Daniel Dornbusch, CEO of Excision BioTherapeutics, the San Francisco-based biotech company that’s running the trial. “HIV is a …

CRISPR gene editing can cause unwanted changes in human embryos, study finds
4 years, 4 months ago

CRISPR gene editing can cause unwanted changes in human embryos, study finds

Firstpost  

Instead of addressing genetic mutations, the CRISPR-Cas9 technology appeared to wreak genetic havoc in about half the specimens that the researchers examined A powerful gene-editing tool called CRISPR-Cas9, which this month nabbed the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for two female scientists, can cause serious side effects in the cells of human embryos, prompting them to discard large chunks of their …

Lab tests show risks of using CRISPR gene editing on embryos
4 years, 4 months ago

Lab tests show risks of using CRISPR gene editing on embryos

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A lab experiment aimed at …

Lab tests show risks of using CRISPR gene editing on embryos
4 years, 4 months ago

Lab tests show risks of using CRISPR gene editing on embryos

Associated Press  

A lab experiment aimed at fixing defective DNA in human embryos shows what can go wrong with this type of gene editing and why leading scientists say it’s too unsafe to try. “If our results had been known two years ago, I doubt that anyone would have gone ahead” and tried it on embryos intended for pregnancy, said biologist Dieter …

Too Soon to Give Green Signal to Techniques of Genome Editing for Human Embryo, Say Scientists
4 years, 6 months ago

Too Soon to Give Green Signal to Techniques of Genome Editing for Human Embryo, Say Scientists

News 18  

Techniques to genetically-edit human embryos should not be used until they are proved to be reliable and safe, an international commission said Thursday, in the wake of a scandal over gene-modified babies in China two years ago. Experts from the commission of the US National Academy of Medicine, US National Academy of Sciences, and Britain’s Royal Society said heritable genome …

Still too soon to try altering human embryo DNA, panel says
4 years, 6 months ago

Still too soon to try altering human embryo DNA, panel says

Associated Press  

It’s still too soon to try to make genetically edited babies because the science isn’t advanced enough to ensure safety, says an international panel of experts who also mapped a pathway for any countries that want to consider it. If drugs or gene therapy after birth can treat a disease, “then it doesn’t make sense to me to layer the …

It’s still too soon to try altering the DNA of human embryos, scientific panel says
4 years, 6 months ago

It’s still too soon to try altering the DNA of human embryos, scientific panel says

LA Times  

It’s still too soon to try to genetically edited human embryos because the science isn’t advanced enough to ensure safety, according to a report by an international panel of experts who also mapped a pathway for any countries that want to consider it. Thursday’s report comes nearly two years after a Chinese scientist shocked the world by revealing he’d helped …

Scientists claim to have uses CRISPR for the first time to treat a patient who was blind
5 years ago

Scientists claim to have uses CRISPR for the first time to treat a patient who was blind

Firstpost  

They said that it will take up to a month to see if this surgery worked and has restored the patient’s vision. Scientists say they have used the gene-editing tool CRISPR inside someone’s body for the first time, a new frontier for efforts to operate on DNA, the chemical code of life, to treat diseases. “We think it could open …

World's first genetically altered babies born in China, scientist claims
5 years, 2 months ago

World's first genetically altered babies born in China, scientist claims

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Gene editing itself is experimental and is still associated …

Scientist who edited babies’ genes sentenced to prison
5 years, 2 months ago

Scientist who edited babies’ genes sentenced to prison

Live Mint  

The Chinese scientist who created the world’s first genetically altered babies has been sentenced to three years in prison and a lifelong ban from working in reproductive technology, state media reported on Monday. He Jiankui, a Shenzhen researcher who drew widespread condemnation when he revealed his experiment last year, will also have to pay a 3 million yuan fine, said …

Chinese court sentences 'gene-editing' scientist to three years in prison
5 years, 2 months ago

Chinese court sentences 'gene-editing' scientist to three years in prison

The Hindu  

A Chinese court sentenced the scientist who created the world's first “gene-edited” babies to three years in prison on December 30, according to the official Xinhua media. The editing process, which he calls gene surgery, “worked safely as intended” and the girls are “as healthy as any other babies”, he said in one video. He did not provide any written …

Never-seen-before extracts from 'outrageous' research of disgraced scientist He Jiankui
5 years, 3 months ago

Never-seen-before extracts from 'outrageous' research of disgraced scientist He Jiankui

Daily Mail  

He Jiankui, the disgraced scientist who was internationally condemned for gene-editing twin girls, may have put the health of the children at risk by adding unintended mutations into their genetic code. Dr Vassena adds: 'The idea that editing-derived embryos may one day be able to 'control the HIV epidemic,' as the authors claim, is preposterous. 'It's almost like not editing …

CRISPR Gene Editing May Offer Path To Cure For HIV, First Published Report Shows
5 years, 6 months ago

CRISPR Gene Editing May Offer Path To Cure For HIV, First Published Report Shows

NPR  

CRISPR Gene Editing May Offer Path To Cure For HIV, First Published Report Shows Enlarge this image MOLEKUUL/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images/Science Photo Libra MOLEKUUL/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images/Science Photo Libra There's been a lot of excitement lately that the powerful gene-editing technique CRISPR could offer a new way to treat health problems ranging from cancer to blindness. Chinese scientists have published …

Scientists Attempt Controversial Experiment To Edit DNA In Human Sperm Using CRISPR
5 years, 6 months ago

Scientists Attempt Controversial Experiment To Edit DNA In Human Sperm Using CRISPR

NPR  

Scientists Attempt Controversial Experiment To Edit DNA In Human Sperm Using CRISPR Enlarge this image toggle caption Elias Williams for NPR Elias Williams for NPR First it was human embryos. "It doesn't matter whether you're manipulating the embryo or you're manipulating the sperm," says Françoise Baylis, a bioethicist at Dalhousie University in Canada, who is advising the World Health Organization …

The World Health Organization Says No More Gene-Edited Babies
55 years, 2 months ago

The World Health Organization Says No More Gene-Edited Babies

Wired  

The world’s largest public health authority has weighed in with the most authoritative statement yet on the use of Crispr to alter the DNA of human babies. Eight months after a rogue Chinese scientist revealed he had secretly created the world’s first gene-edited children, the World Health Organization is asking countries to put a stop to any experiments that would …

Controversial gene-edited Chinese twins at greater risk of death in later life
5 years, 9 months ago

Controversial gene-edited Chinese twins at greater risk of death in later life

Daily Mail  

The genetic mutation introduced into two babies by a Chinese scientist in 2018 may be associated with a 21 per cent higher chance of early death in later life. As the CCR5 gene codes for a protein involved in many body functions, researchers say that there could be many different possible reasons for the risk of early death. Scroll down …

2 Chinese Babies With Edited Genes May Face Higher Risk Of Premature Death
5 years, 9 months ago

2 Chinese Babies With Edited Genes May Face Higher Risk Of Premature Death

NPR  

2 Chinese Babies With Edited Genes May Face Higher Risk Of Premature Death Enlarge this image toggle caption Anthony Kwan/Bloomberg/Getty Images Anthony Kwan/Bloomberg/Getty Images There are new concerns about the world's first genetically modified babies. "I think we should always be concerned about unanticipated consequences of any new technology, not just gene-editing and embryos," says George Church, a professor of …

Why is China laying down gene editing rules?
5 years, 9 months ago

Why is China laying down gene editing rules?

The Hindu  

The story so far: In a bid to make babies immune to infection by the human immunodeficiency virus, He Jiankui, a researcher from the Southern University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen, China, used a clinically untested gene editing tool to modify a particular gene. The CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing tool thus has two components — a short RNA sequence that …

Scientists asked disgraced Chinese scientist He Jiankui for help gene-editing human embryos
5 years, 9 months ago

Scientists asked disgraced Chinese scientist He Jiankui for help gene-editing human embryos

Daily Mail  

A fertility clinic in Dubai asked disgraced scientist He Jiankui for help in controversial experiments modifying the genes of human embryos. Jennifer Doudna, a University of California, Berkeley, co-inventor of the CRISPR gene-editing tool that He Jiankui used, said that she has heard of others who want to edit embryos William Hurlbut of Stanford University speaks to reporters during the …

China draws up tighter rules on human gene and embryo trials
5 years, 11 months ago

China draws up tighter rules on human gene and embryo trials

The Hindu  

China’s top legislature will consider tougher rules on research involving human genes and embryos, the first such move since a Chinese scientist sparked controversy last year by announcing he had made the world’s first “gene-edited” babies. Under the draft laws sent to China’s legislature for review on Saturday, medical and human trials would face closer scrutiny and stricter requirements, such …

CRISPR used to treat two human cancer patients for the first time in UPenn study
5 years, 11 months ago

CRISPR used to treat two human cancer patients for the first time in UPenn study

Firstpost  

Gene-editing technology CRISPR is finally moving out laboratories and into clinical settings around the world. Three years after have passed since the National Institute of Health gave a research team at the University of Pennsylvania the green-light to begin trials for gene-editing technology CRISPR in humans. Researchers at UPenn have used CRISPR to treat two cancer patients so far, the …

First U.S. Patients Treated With CRISPR As Human Gene-Editing Trials Get Underway
5 years, 11 months ago

First U.S. Patients Treated With CRISPR As Human Gene-Editing Trials Get Underway

NPR  

Patients Treated With CRISPR As Human Gene-Editing Trials Get Underway Enlarge this image toggle caption Molekuul/Getty Images/Science Photo Library Molekuul/Getty Images/Science Photo Library The powerful gene-editing technique called CRISPR has been in the news a lot. Sponsor Message Research News Scientists Plan To Start Human Trials Testing CRISPR Soon Scientists Plan To Start Human Trials Testing CRISPR Soon 4:30 One …

Chinese scientists defend implanting human gene into monkeys’ brains
5 years, 11 months ago

Chinese scientists defend implanting human gene into monkeys’ brains

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — A Chinese researcher who sparked improved cognitive function in monkeys by implanting human genes into their brains has defended his experiment, which has divided the scientific community. In Su’s 2019 study, 11 rhesus monkeys were successfully implanted with copies of the human MCPH1 gene, an important marker for “brain development and brain evolution.” Analysis of the …

Another scientist is editing genes in human embryos, but ethically this time
6 years, 1 month ago

Another scientist is editing genes in human embryos, but ethically this time

Firstpost  

So far, the Columbia University scientist has allowed modified embryos to live no longer than one day. While the Columbia University scientist, Dr Dieter Egli, isn’t creating any genetically-modified babies or implanting these gene-edited embryos into mothers, he admits that the ultimate goal of his future research is probably just that. Egli is a developmental biologist currently working on genetically-modified …

Gene-edited babies were illegal, say Chinese authorities
6 years, 2 months ago

Gene-edited babies were illegal, say Chinese authorities

CNN  

CNN — Authorities in China say experiments which led to the birth of the world’s first gene-edited babies broke the country’s laws, state-run Xinhua news reported Monday. On Monday, investigators from Guangdong Province Health Commission said that “the case has been initially identified as an explicitly state-banned human embryo-editing activity for reproductive purposes conducted by He Jiankui,” Xinhua reported. The …

Gene-edited babies: Chinese scientist was told ‘not to proceed’
6 years, 2 months ago

Gene-edited babies: Chinese scientist was told ‘not to proceed’

CNN  

CNN — As 2018 drew to a close, one scientist unveiled research that entered a new era of science. Everyone he talked to – which was not many people – had said “don’t go there,” “don’t do it,” explained Robin Lovell-Badge of the UK research facility the Francis Crick Institute, who organized the scientific summit in Hong Kong during which …

Scientists in China are losing touch with patients of gene editing trials: Report
6 years, 2 months ago

Scientists in China are losing touch with patients of gene editing trials: Report

Firstpost  

China has asked hospitals, universities to submit reports on all gene-editing trials since 2013. The technology that powered this boost, a tool called CRISPR-Cas 9 to edit DNA inside living cells, has come under fire from a recent controversy from one such researcher, He Jiankui, whose study led to the birth of twin girls “Lulu and Nana”, who Jiankui claims …

Crispr Babies, IVF, and the Ethics of Genetic Class Warfare
6 years, 3 months ago

Crispr Babies, IVF, and the Ethics of Genetic Class Warfare

Wired  

Last month, Chinese national He Jiankui flouted a vigorous scientific debate when he told a room full of scientists that he had manipulated the embryos of Chinese twins, using Crispr, and made one resistant to their father’s HIV. In The Washington Post, Eileen Hunt Botting wrote that He’s experiment had “no moral or scientific justification, given that the medical profession …

Gene editing experts discuss whether controversy is rushing the still-young technology
6 years, 3 months ago

Gene editing experts discuss whether controversy is rushing the still-young technology

Firstpost  

A Chinese scientist’s stunning claim he has pioneered the world’s first genetically modified baby has suddenly made the eternal debate over ethics and emerging scientific capabilities pressing and real. “It’s obvious that everything that is technically feasible is not ethically desirable,” said Cynthia Fleury, a member of the French Ethics Committee. “Trying to rush the technology” The concern of the …

What are the ethics of baby gene-editing?
6 years, 3 months ago

What are the ethics of baby gene-editing?

India Today  

Paris, Dec 1 A Chinese scientist's stunning claim he has pioneered the world's first genetically modified baby has suddenly made the eternal debate over ethics and emerging scientific capabilities pressing and real. "It's obvious that everything that is technically feasible is not ethically desirable," said Cynthia Fleury, a member of the French Ethics Committee. "Trying to rush the technology forwards, …

‘Extremely abominable’: Chinese gene-editing scientist faces law
6 years, 3 months ago

‘Extremely abominable’: Chinese gene-editing scientist faces law

Al Jazeera  

China condemns the work of He Jiankui as institutions distance themselves from the academic who gene-edited twin girls. Xi said genetically engineering the DNA of twin girls so they would not develop HIV, breached scientific ethics, adding that gene-editing of human embryos for reproduction purposes was “explicitly banned” in China. China’s National Health Commission said He’s activities would be investigated …

CRISPR: The genetic editing tool that holds promise & peril
6 years, 3 months ago

CRISPR: The genetic editing tool that holds promise & peril

Live Mint  

Chinese researcher He Jiankui has claimed that he used CRISPR to produce the world’s first “designer babies”. Jiankui said he used CRISPR—Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats—to alter the genes of a pair of twins while they were embryos to make the babies resistant to HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. In 2017, a US science and medicine advisory group …

China suspends He Jiankui’s research activities
6 years, 3 months ago

China suspends He Jiankui’s research activities

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — China has suspended the research activities of the scientists who claimed to have created the world’s first gene-edited babies, state-run Xinhua news reported Thursday. “The gene-edited twins matter reported by the media has brazenly violated Chinese laws and regulations and breached the science ethics bottom line, which is both shocking and unacceptable,” said Xu Nanping, vice …

Baby-editing geneticist says a second volunteer in controversial study is pregnant
6 years, 3 months ago

Baby-editing geneticist says a second volunteer in controversial study is pregnant

Firstpost  

He said he used a gene-editing technology known as CRISPR-Cas9 to alter the embryonic genes. A Chinese scientist at the centre of an ethical storm over what he claims are the world’s first genetically edited babies said on 28 November he is proud of his work and revealed that another volunteer is pregnant as part of the research. He Jiankui, …

Chinese scientist says a second pregnancy is underway
6 years, 3 months ago

Chinese scientist says a second pregnancy is underway

Daily Mail  

A controversial Chinese scientist who this week claimed to have created the world's first gene-edited babies now says a second pregnancy is underway. Dr He Jiankui revealed the possible pregnancy while making his first public comments about his scandal-hit work at an international genome editing conference in Hong Kong One British scientist, who described the experiment as 'monstrous', said the …

Genetics Summit waits for Chinese baby-editing researcher to take the stage
6 years, 3 months ago

Genetics Summit waits for Chinese baby-editing researcher to take the stage

Firstpost  

This is a great blow to China’s reputation & development of biomedical research: Chinese scientists. ‘Immediate investigation’ Qiu Renzong, formerly the vice president of the Chinese Ministry of Health’s ethics committee, told reporters at the gene editing conference that lax regulations in China mean that scientists who break the rules often face no punishment, and think of the ministry as …

CRISPR发明者演讲：当我们开始“定制婴儿”，世界会陷入怎样的疯狂？
6 years, 3 months ago

CRISPR发明者演讲：当我们开始“定制婴儿”，世界会陷入怎样的疯狂？

China Daily  

首例人类基因编辑婴儿诞生事件一经出现在网络，便引发争议，其原因并不是这项技术的突破性，而是在人类毫无准备的情况下，为“人类物种”打开了一个面临巨大进化和道德风险的疯狂世界入口。 遗传学专家詹妮弗·道娜（Jennifer Doudna）与同事共同发明了突破性的新技术“基因编辑技术”，被称为CRISPR-Cas9。该工具允许科学家们对DNA进行精确的编辑，这可能对遗传性疾病的治疗有帮助.但也可能会被用来创造所谓的“订制婴儿”。道娜展示了CRISPR-Cas9的作用原理——并要求科学界暂缓脚步，来讨论这个新工具背后的伦理问题。 一起来看看她有关这一问题的演讲： A few years ago, with my colleague, Emmanuelle Charpentier, I invented a new technology for editing genomes. The CRISPR technology allows scientists to make changes to the DNA in cells that could allow us to cure genetic disease. 你可能有兴趣想知道，CRISPR技术其实来自于一个基础的科学研究， 它的主要目的是了解细菌如何与病毒感染进行对抗。 细菌必须在它们的环境里对付病毒。 我们可以这么想， 病毒感染像是个定时炸弹， 细菌在被消灭前， 只有几分钟时间可以拆除炸弹。 很多细菌在它们的细胞里有一种适应力免疫系统叫做"CRISPR"， 它可以使细菌侦测到病毒DNA并消灭它。 Part of the CRISPR system is a protein called …

CRISPR发明者演讲：当我们开始“定制婴儿”，世界会陷入怎样的疯狂？
6 years, 3 months ago

CRISPR发明者演讲：当我们开始“定制婴儿”，世界会陷入怎样的疯狂？

China Daily  

首例人类基因编辑婴儿诞生事件一经出现在网络，便引发争议，其原因并不是这项技术的突破性，而是在人类毫无准备的情况下，为“人类物种”打开了一个面临巨大进化和道德风险的疯狂世界入口。 遗传学专家詹妮弗·道娜（Jennifer Doudna）与同事共同发明了突破性的新技术“基因编辑技术”，被称为CRISPR-Cas9。该工具允许科学家们对DNA进行精确的编辑，这可能对遗传性疾病的治疗有帮助.但也可能会被用来创造所谓的“订制婴儿”。道娜展示了CRISPR-Cas9的作用原理——并要求科学界暂缓脚步，来讨论这个新工具背后的伦理问题。 一起来看看她有关这一问题的演讲： A few years ago, with my colleague, Emmanuelle Charpentier, I invented a new technology for editing genomes. The CRISPR technology allows scientists to make changes to the DNA in cells that could allow us to cure genetic disease. 你可能有兴趣想知道，CRISPR技术其实来自于一个基础的科学研究， 它的主要目的是了解细菌如何与病毒感染进行对抗。 细菌必须在它们的环境里对付病毒。 我们可以这么想， 病毒感染像是个定时炸弹， 细菌在被消灭前， 只有几分钟时间可以拆除炸弹。 很多细菌在它们的细胞里有一种适应力免疫系统叫做"CRISPR"， 它可以使细菌侦测到病毒DNA并消灭它。 Part of the CRISPR system is a protein called …

Chinese scientist’s risky experiment with gene-editing babies (opinion)
6 years, 3 months ago

Chinese scientist’s risky experiment with gene-editing babies (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Ford Vox is a physician specializing in rehabilitation medicine. But the CRISPR technique isn’t perfect, and in every few hundred cases, in what is referred to as “off-target events,” it can edit the wrong portion of DNA, potentially creating unwanted mutations. Rice’s spokesperson told me in an email that “this work as described in press reports, violates scientific …

China baby gene-editing scientist defends his research, raises possibility of third embryo
6 years, 3 months ago

China baby gene-editing scientist defends his research, raises possibility of third embryo

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — The Chinese scientist who sparked an international outcry after alleging to have helped create the world’s first genetically edited babies has raised the possibility of a third child being born, after announcing that a separate woman was pregnant at an early stage with a modified embryo. He said his research has been submitted to a scientific …

Facing Backlash, Chinese Scientist Defends Gene-Editing Research On Babies
6 years, 3 months ago

Facing Backlash, Chinese Scientist Defends Gene-Editing Research On Babies

NPR  

Facing Backlash, Chinese Scientist Defends Gene-Editing Research On Babies Enlarge this image toggle caption Kin Cheung/AP Kin Cheung/AP Updated at 6:15 a.m. Enlarge this image toggle caption Kin Cheung/AP Kin Cheung/AP She spoke after Harvard Medical School Dean George Daley alluded to He's claims as "missteps" that he worried might set back a highly promising field of research. "Just because …

Scientists, officials in China abhor gene editing that geneticist claims
6 years, 3 months ago

Scientists, officials in China abhor gene editing that geneticist claims

Live Mint  

Beijing/Shanghai: Chinese officials and scientists denounced on Tuesday the claims of a geneticist who said he had created the first gene-edited babies, and a hospital linked to his research suggested its ethical approval had been forged. China’s Genetics Society and the Chinese Society for Stem Cell Research said in a statement He had acted as an “individual” and his work …

World's first CRISPR gene-edited babies claimed by Chinese researcher as success
6 years, 3 months ago

World's first CRISPR gene-edited babies claimed by Chinese researcher as success

Firstpost  

Society will decide what to do next in terms of allowing or forbidding such science: Researcher. It’s “unconscionable … an experiment on human beings that is not morally or ethically defensible,” said Dr Kiran Musunuru, a University of Pennsylvania gene editing expert and editor of a genetics journal. It’s a big deal.” However, one famed geneticist, Harvard University’s George Church, …

Gene-edited baby claim sparks outrage
6 years, 3 months ago

Gene-edited baby claim sparks outrage

The Hindu  

More than 100 scientists, most of them in China, have condemned as “crazy” and unethical a geneticist's claim that he altered the genes of twin girls born this month to create the first gene-edited babies. China's National Health Commission said on Monday it was ”highly concerned” and had ordered provincial health officials “to immediately investigate and clarify the matter”. The …

China orders an inquiry into the 'world's first gene-edited babies'
6 years, 3 months ago

China orders an inquiry into the 'world's first gene-edited babies'

Daily Mail  

More than 100 scientists, most of them in China, have condemned a geneticist's claim that he altered the genes of twin girls born this month as 'crazy' and unethical. A US scientist said he took part in the work in China, but this kind of gene editing is banned in the United States due to risks that altered DNA will …

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