a day agoChinese scientist: I created babies with modified genes.
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)A Chinese scientist says he created the first babies with modified genes. If his statements are correct, this action would represent one of the most controversial operations of modern medicine. This type of modification is prohibited in most states, as such technology is still in the experimental phase [...]
A Chinese scientist says he created the first babies with modified genes. If his statements are correct, this action would represent one of the most controversial operations of modern medicine. This type of modification is prohibited in most states, as such technology is still in the experimental phase and DNA changes can be carried to future generations, bringing unpredictable side effects.
Many scientists say that this method is highly uncertain, and some called the Chinese action an experiment with humans. Chinese scientist He Jianqui said that the purpose of this modification is, not healing or preventing diseases, but the ability to resist possible HIV infections.
He said that parents who donated genetic materials don't want to be identified, so he won't provide any data about their settlements, nor about where the research was done. There is still no official confirmation of his statements, and his work has not yet been published in any scientific magazine, where he would be valued by other experts.
Many scientists have been shocked by the work of their Chinese colleague and have reacted harshly to his experiment. Dr. Kiran Musunuru, a genetics expert at the University of Pennsylvania, said such experiment in human beings is not morally acceptable.
In recent years scientists have discovered easy ways to intervene in genes. It is hoped that this technique will be used in the future to treat deadly diseases inherited from parents to children, writes the Guardian”,
