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Mixed Nuffield Council Report Too Aspirational on Human Genetic Modification

February 1, 2021 / By / 2 Comments
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It’s an odd confluence of events this week that (A) the Nuffield Council, an ethics think tank, gives a thumbs up in a new report to heritable human genetic modification that would probably include using CRISPR in the same week that (B) a new paper reports that CRISPR can cause unpredictable genomic damage and several other concerning reports …

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4 key reasons Mitalipov paper doesn’t herald safe CRISPR human genetic modification

February 1, 2021 / By / 2 Comments
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We can be confident that human genetic modification via CRISPR’ing of embryos soon will be safe and effective after that new exciting Mitalipov team paper, right? Wrong. The reality is far more complicated and interesting on the tech side. In a nutshell, I see the paper as a significant scientific, but not necessarily medical advance. …

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CRISPR, human genetic modification, & a needed course correction

February 1, 2021 / By / 9 Comments
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Are designer babies made using CRISPR or other genetic modification technologies closer to reality today? If so, what exactly should we do about it? Researchers can use CRISPR to genetically modify just about any organism or its cells, but targeting humans is the subject of the most intense discussion including using CRISPR in the human germline …

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National Academies panel leaves door a crack open to future human genetic modification

February 1, 2021 / By / 6 Comments
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A National Academies panel on human genome editing chaired by Alta Charo and Richard Hynes released its report today. While it covered both somatic and germline (heritable) human genetic modification, the latter topic is far more contentious. You can see the National Academies summary of their report here. You can read the full report here. …

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Scoop on this week’s Paris human gene editing/genetic modification meetings

February 1, 2021 / By
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This week there will be two meetings in Paris as part of the ongoing international dialogue on human genetic modification/human gene editing, CRISPR, and figuring out a wise path forward. A one-day workshop will be held on April 28th “jointly organised by the Federation of European Academies of Medicine (FEAM), the UK Academy of Medical …

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Nuffield Council on #Bioethics: Open call on genetic modification of humans & other organisms

February 1, 2021 / By
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The Nuffield Council on Bioethics has released an open call for information and comments on genetic modification, including on humans and other organisms. I strongly encourage readers to participate and voice your opinions, regardless of whether you lean toward caution or taking risks on genetic modification. Your input will be important for how the Nuffield …

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Perspectives: no human genetic modification moratorium from organizers of #GeneEditSummit

February 1, 2021 / By / 7 Comments
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I just got back from a historic summit on human genetic modification in Washington, D.C. New genetic modification technology, termed CRISPR-Cas9, has both made genetic modification a relatively simple matter for scientists and human genetic modification much more likely in the near future. Heritable human genetic modification could prevent some rare genetic diseases so there …

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GMO Sapiens book teaser: time to talk frankly on human genetic modification

February 1, 2021 / By / 2 Comments
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I’ve written a new book on human genetic modification. This is my second book as the first one was Stem Cells: An Insider’s Guide, which is currently the top stem cell book on Amazon. The new book is called GMO Sapiens: The Life-Changing Science of Designer Babies.  You can pre-order it here at Amazon or over here at my publisher’s …

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