Author: Exuperist / Source: Neatorama
Surely, it’s a tempting prospect to be able to change the genetic makeup of an embryo to give it enhanced traits but such practice is banned by the international scientific community for ethical reasons.
But Chinese genome-editing researcher, He Jiankui, says that he has successfully been able to disable the genetic pathway that would prevent HIV infection for two twins that were recently born.
Until now, the use of these tools in embryos has been limited to research, often to investigate the benefit of using the technology to eliminate disease-causing…
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