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New human genome editing (HHGE) academy report: solid, but key gaps

February 1, 2021 / By / Leave a Comment
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Something called, “The International Commission on the Clinical Use of Human Germline Genome Editing” has issued a new report on heritable human genome editing (HHGE). The Commission was convened by the U.S. National Academy of Medicine, the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, and the U.K.’s Royal Society. This post is my initial take on the summary of …

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Mixed messages on CRISPR babies from National Academies versus their experts: a look at new Science piece

February 1, 2021 / By / 4 Comments
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Three national academy leaders have a new opinion piece in Science on what the community needs to do next regarding human germline editing now that we are most likely in the CRISPR babies era. Some of us have been wondering what the Academies and their empowered experts really think about this issue and what they …

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Where are all the new CRISPR human embryo papers?

February 1, 2021 / By / 4 Comments
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Last year I heard from several sources that there somewhere between 3-5 unpublished manuscripts reporting the use of CRISPR gene targeting in human embryos being shopped around at various journals in addition to the one that had been published. Since that time we’ve seen a grand total of one additional paper reporting on CRISPR of human …

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UC Davis CRISPR Meeting: Big Picture from Ben Hurlbut

February 1, 2021 / By
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The CRISPR meeting has started off wonderfully with a talk by Ben Hurlbut. His talk was entitled, “The Demands of CRISPR’s World: Imagination, Deliberation and Governance”. Since I took notes and listened this post is somewhat freeform. I liked how Ben asked a lot of questions. What is “CRISPR’s world” as Science Magazine called it? How …

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UK should freeze mitochondrial replacement as Egli paper ID’s serious problem

February 1, 2021 / By / 1 Comment
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An important new Cell Stem Cell paper from Dieter Egli’s lab points to an inherent, serious problem with so-called 3-person IVF or mitochondrial replacement technology that warrants putting an immediate hold on all efforts to use it in humans. I have pasted the graphical abstract from the paper below. For years a few of us scientists and …

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GOP Congress seeks ban on CRISPR of human embryos

February 1, 2021 / By / 3 Comments
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GOP members of Congress want a ban on CRISPR of human embryos. They are moving to block genetic modification of human embryos using the new CRISPR gene editing technology. The new proposed spending bill part way through the approval process with the nugget of good news of a possible NIH spending boost after many years …

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Just freakin do it: patients voice impatience on CRISPR for genetic diseases

February 1, 2021 / By / 11 Comments
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Both before and particularly now after the big human gene editing summit in Washington, D.C. at the National Academy of Sciences, I’ve talked with patients about their views on this new technology including at last week’s World Stem Cell Summit. One of the most striking moments of the DC summit was when the mother of …

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What if I could make designer babies for you? My TED talk

February 1, 2021 / By / 1 Comment
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What’s it like to give a TED talk and could there be designer babies in your future as a parent? On Halloween I gave a TEDxVienna talk (click above) on giving consideration to the possibility that we may be headed toward a new reality in the next 15 years in which there are designer babies. …

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