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Genetically Modified Babies? Really?

Genetically Modified Babies? Really? #GeneEditing #Science

Rheo Gauthier

At first, I thought when I read about this topic that this was merely a theory and not actual experimentation that was already done. Perhaps I’ve been watching way too many Sci-fi movies or have been way too preoccupied to remotely or spiritually agree with such an approach as producing genetically modified babies. While this is just from an observational and personal opinion, I do…

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#Center for Genetics and Society #Gene Editing #Genetically Modified Babies #Human Genetic Modification #Science #Technology

First 3-person IVF baby born via "rogue" experiment at Mexico clinic?

First 3-person IVF baby born via “rogue” experiment at Mexico clinic?

Today we got the first report of a baby being born via so-called “3-person IVF”, sometimes called 3-parent IVF, in which the DNA of three people contribute to an offspring.

Before discussing this further I have to emphasize that we need proofthat this is indeed really a 3-person IVF baby via genetic testing. Until that data is released publicly we should all be cautious on this news. Apparently…

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#3-parent baby #3-person IVF #CRISPR humans #human genetic modification #John Zhang of New York University and New Hope Fertility Center #Marcy Darnovksy #New Hope Fertility Center #Prof Alison Murdoch

First anti-CRISPR political campaign is born in Europe

Campaigns are underway in several European countries against the possible use of genetic modification in humans to make designer babies and one has a distinctly anti-CRISPR tone.

Stop Baby GMO Website images

For example, in France a group is pushing an anti-GM baby campaign and the same kind of thing is going on in Switzerland,which I blogged about recently. In Switzerland it appears the campaign…

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#anti-CRISPR #CRISPR book #GMO Sapiens #human genetic modification #PGD #preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD)#Stop Bebe GM

Find Easter egg hidden in my new book GMO Sapiens & win $250

I like Easter eggs, science and writing, and Easter is less than a week away.

I also think that games and puzzles as well as contests where there are prizes are fun.

In this spirit I’ve hidden a scientific Easter egg inside of my new book, GMO Sapiens.

If you are the first to find it and notify me, I will give you a $250 prize.

We are talking about a scientific Easter egg.

Wikipedia definesthis…

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#book easter egg #CRISPR book #GMO book #GMO Sapiens #human genetic modification #Knoepfler book #science contests #science easter egg

Watch Jennifer Doudna and I talking #CRISPR tonight on PBS NewsHour

I just finished filming a segment for PBS NewsHour, their national nightly news show.

It will air tonight. Take a look.

Gwen Ifill interviewed Jennifer Doudna and me about CRISPR and human genetic modification.

Let’s see how it turned out.

Can be watched on the web (I think) here.

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#CRISPR #human genetic modification

Top takeaways from day 1 of #GeneEditSummit

The Summit on Human Gene Editing got off to a great start yesterday.

I have four posts summarizing all the talks and my impressions on the points made (here, here, here, and here).

What was the overall gestalt including from talking to people informally? What were the big takeaway messages so far from Day 1?

Diverse views.There are widely variant views on human genetic modification amongst the…

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#GeneEditSummit #CRISPR-Cas9 #human genetic modification

Live Blog #GeneEditSummit Day 1 Post 1: Context & Science

This is blog post #1 from Day 1 of the National Academy of Sciences meeting on Human Gene editing. Some of the post may be written on the fly given the quick timeline of the meeting. Updates will sometimes be added to existing posts.

Here is the agenda for each of the three days including today.

The meeting was kicked off with an introduction by David Baltimoreand words from Congressman Bill…

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#GeneEditSummit #Alta Charo University of Wisconsin Madison #Daniel J. Kevles New York University #human gene editing #human genetic modification #Ismail Serageldin The Library of Alexandria #John Holdren #John Skehel The Royal Society #Klaus Rajewsky Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine #National Academy of Science Human Gene Editing #Ralph J. Cicerone U.S. National Academy of Sciences #Rep. Bill Foster #Victor J. Dzau U.S. National Academy of Medicine #Zhihong Xu Chinese Academy of Sciences

Nature mix signals on 3-person IVF: deep risks, but forge ahead

Nature recently published a very thorough, insightful piece on the major risks that would come with the use of so-called 3-person IVF (aka mitochondrial transfer or 3-parent baby method).

In the UK 3-person IVF has, as of earlier this year, the government’s blessing to proceed despite the many serious unresolved risks that Nature‘s own piece so nicely outlines. Some scientists including myself…

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