Dirty Harryover 6 years ago

Gene-Edited Babies Reportedly Born in China. What Could Go Wrong?

A scientist claims to have edited the genes of human embryos, creating the first genetically-modified babies. A scientist in China may have used a powerful gene-editing tool to snip out unwanted genes from human embryos, creating the first genetically modified humans and bringing a dystopian future feared by many one step closer. The scientist, He Jiankui, claimed in a video he posted online yesterday (Nov. 25) that he had used CRISPR-Cas9 — a gene-editing tool that has revolutionized the field of genetics in the past decade — to delete a gene in human embryos in order to make the babies resistant to HIV. He said in the video that those embryos have developed into two healthy babies: a set of twins named Lulu and Nana. The twins "came crying into the world as healthy as any other babies a few weeks ago," He said in the video. Read full article...