Base editing embryos renews designer-baby debate
TL;DR
Base editing, a next-generation CRISPR tool, has been used to precisely modify DNA in human embryos by nicking only one DNA strand. The development marks a major technical advance but renews ethical and safety concerns about applying gene editing to human reproduction and the possibility of ‘designer babies’.
Topics:healthscience#biotechnology#designer-babies#gene-therapy#genetic-engineering#in-vitro-fertilization#science
- DNA editing of human embryos reignites debate over designer babies The Washington Post
- Next-gen CRISPR tools improve editing accuracy in embryos, but also stoke ethical concerns statnews.com
- We’ve uncovered a master gene that switches on human development New Scientist
- Gene that creates the human body discovered The Telegraph
- Base editing technique reveals crucial gene for early human development News-Medical
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