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Biotechnology & the Ethical Imagination – A Preview of BEINGS summit

May 4, 2015 / Aaron Levine

Later this May, I will attend and participate in Biotechnology and the Ethical Imagination (BEINGS 2015). This is an exciting and experimental summit that will focus on advances in cellular biotechnology – including both stem cell science and synthetic biology. The meeting is premised on the idea that the implications of increasing biotechnology power are […]

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Concerns surface on Chinese paper on genetic modification of human embryos

April 25, 2015 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 5 Comments

The paper that came out Wednesday from a research group in China reporting the first genetic modification of human embryos has sparked a lot of discussion. Some concerns about this paper have surfaced. 2-day review? The paper (HT to John Borghi) was in review only from March 30-April 1 — so at most 48 hours. Really? That certainly

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The big blind spot on CRISPR for human embryo editing: PGD

April 24, 2015 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 10 Comments

There is a big old blind spot in the discussion over germline gene editing in humans: preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD). There’s been a lot of talk in 2015 about worries over how gene editing technology such as CRISPR might be used prematurely in the clinic in an unsafe or unethical manner in humans in the

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Researchers in China make genetically modified human embryos

April 22, 2015 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 3 Comments

Rumors have been flying for months that researchers in China and possibly elsewhere were shopping papers around at high-profile journals that reported gene editing and genetic modification of human embryos. Update: apparently this paper (HT to @JohnBorghi) was only reviewed for 2 days (see image at bottom of post), raising major concerns about the depth of

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Jennifer Doudna Interview on CRISPR, Human Gene Editing

April 14, 2015 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D.

I’m doing a series of interviews with leaders in the field on human germline modification with the first interview in this series with George Church and today’s second in this series is a conversation I had with Dr. Jennifer Doudna, a pioneer in CRISPR-Cas9 technology. Doudna is a Professor in MCB and Chemistry as well

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Hank Greely Human Germline Modification Post

April 10, 2015 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 3 Comments

Hank Greely over at The Center for Law and Biosciences at Stanford Law School was one of the participants in the recent Napa meeting on approaches to human germline genetic modification. Hank was also one of the authors on the resulting position paper in Science with David Baltimore as first author (here). Now Hank, pictured below,

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Concerns flying on human embryo editing papers

April 9, 2015 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 1 Comment

We’ve all heard the human embryo editing rumors. There is a sense that human embryos have already been CRISPR’d. Rumors are rumors and they may mean not a whole lot, but there definitely is a huge buzz on this right now both in a positive sense and with concern. The excitement is over the power of

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TGIF: Stem Cell Stream of Consciousness Including CRISPR

April 3, 2015 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D.

It seems like Fridays are always a good time for reflection. It’s not like the scientist’s week ends on Friday sad to say, but still at least we can pause momentarily TGIF style and reflect on the maelstrom that is our lives, while cracking open another diet Coke or pouring another cup of coffee. This

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ABCD Plan

April 2, 2015 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 1 Comment

Practical Plan for Managing Human Germline Genetic Modification CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technology is a game changer on many levels both inside and soon outside the lab. There is a growing sense of urgency amongst biomedical scientists to take a proactive approach to current and future use of CRISPR technology in human germ cells and embryos.

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Practical Plan for Managing Human Germline CRISPR

March 20, 2015 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 4 Comments

CRISPR Cas9 gene editing technology is a game changer on many levels both inside and soon outside the lab. There is a growing sense of urgency amongst biomedical scientists to take a proactive approach to current and future use of CRISPR gene editing technology in human germ cells and embryos. These concerns have been heightened

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