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Nobel Prize winning scientist stays silent about a Chinese researcher who produces genetically altered babies
OPINION - By Dr. Marc Siegel | Fox News
Chinese researcher edits genes despite ethical concerns
The high medical risks associated with embryonic editing raise moral concerns about the creation of 'designer babies.'
Back in November, Chinese researcher He Jiankui reportedly used a powerful new genetic editing tool called CRISPR CAS-9 to produce altered babies resistant to HIV. The birth of these twin baby girls – if the claims are true – was an unprecedented event with disturbing implications in the world of science.
CRISPR is like a genetic scissor that is inserted into a cell where it can splice out faulty portions of genes that cause disease. This technique, while promising, is nowhere near ready for prime time.
Here in the U.S., scientists have been experimenting with CRISPR on adult cells as well as sperm and embryos; last year researchers in Oregon announced in the esteemed journal Nature that they’d managed to splice out portions of disease-causing genes from sperm that were then used to fertilize eggs. Other scientists were dubious of the claims, which did not include implanting the altered embryos in a live womb.
MARC THIESSEN: GENE EDITING IS HERE. IT'S AN ENORMOUS THREAT
The Dr. Frankenstein-like move by He Jiankui caused an international outcry, as well it should have. And now it turns out, according to a bombshell report by the Associated Press, that the Chinese researcher actually shared the information of what he’d done with several scientists, including Nobel Prize winner Craig Mello of the University of Massachusetts.
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