Nov 30, 2018
WASHINGTON | Fear that uproar over gene-edited babies could block science
WASHINGTON | Fear that uproar over gene-edited babies could block science
WASHINGTON — The uproar over the reported births of gene-edited babies in China has scientists on the frontiers of medicine worried about a backlash.
Researchers are rapidly learning how to edit DNA to fight diseases such as Huntington’s or Tay-Sachs. They’re conducting legally permissible experiments in lab animals and petri dishes without taking the ultimate step of creating babies.
Internation…
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