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On 26 November 2018, The CRISPR Journal published ahead of print an article by He, Ryan Ferrell, Chen Yuanlin, Qin Jinzhou, and Chen Yangran in which the authors justified the ethical use of CRISPR gene editing in humans. [74] As the news of CRISPR babies broke out, the editors reexamined the paper and retracted it on 28 December, announcing:
In April 2015, researchers reported results of basic research to edit the DNA of non-viable human embryos using CRISPR, creating controversy. [ 54 ] A committee of the American National Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Medicine gave support to human genome editing in 2017 [ 55 ] [ 56 ] once answers have been found to safety and ...
The Hwang affair, [1] or Hwang scandal, [2] or Hwanggate, [3] is a case of scientific misconduct and ethical issues surrounding a South Korean biologist, Hwang Woo-suk, who claimed to have created the first human embryonic stem cells by cloning in 2004.
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A mom is allegedly facing online ridicule over the way she chose to depict her young daughter in a photoshoot.
A designer baby is a baby whose genetic makeup has been selected or altered, often to exclude a particular gene or to remove genes associated with disease. [1] [2] This process usually involves analysing a wide range of human embryos to identify genes associated with particular diseases and characteristics, and selecting embryos that have the desired genetic makeup; a process known as ...
Jan. 25—The West Virginia Senate is advancing a bill that would force schools to show students an anti-abortion propaganda film produced by an extreme "pro-life " group that became infamous for ...
In December 2018, following public outcry regarding his work, He appeared to have gone missing. SUSTech denied the widespread rumors that he had been detained. [ 36 ] On 30 December 2019, the Shenzhen Nanshan District People's Court sentenced He Jiankui to three years in prison and a fine of three million yuan (about US$434,000 in 2019).