Tuesday, April 05, 2022

The creator of the CRISPR Babies has been released from a Chinese prison

Maybe humanity should thank this researcher! Why should we not try improve our health, longevity, intelligence, memory etc. by gene editing?

I have argued here that e.g. the annoying sneeze gene must go!

"... He Jiankui created shock waves in 2018 with the stunning claim that he’d altered the genetic makeup of IVF embryos and implanted them into a woman’s uterus, leading to the birth of twin girls. He’d used CRISPR, a genetic engineering tool, to alter the girls’ DNA so that they would be resistant to infection by HIV. He assisted with a third gene-edited child who was born the following year.  ..."

The creator of the CRISPR Babies has been released from a Chinese prison | MIT Technology Review The daring Chinese biophysicist who created the world’s first gene-edited children has been set free after three years in a Chinese prison.

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