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Where are all the new CRISPR human embryo papers?

August 25, 2016 February 1, 2021 / By Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 4 Comments

Last year I heard from several sources that there somewhere between 3-5 unpublished manuscripts reporting the use of CRISPR gene targeting in human embryos being shopped around at various journals in addition to the one that had been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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White House supports moratorium on heritable human CRISPR

May 27, 2015 February 1, 2021 / By Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D.

The Obama Administration today weighed in on human germline genetic modification such as via CRISPR via a note from John Holdren, Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, and Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. The White House indicated support for the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) and the National Academy …

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