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Well technically, you're not just editing your own genes. You're also potentially affecting the genes of the male's heirs.
by ryandvm 9y ago
Well technically, you're not just editing your own genes. You're also potentially affecting the genes of the male's heirs.
- eximius 9y agoNot the females?
- ryandvm 9y agoDoh. I worded that very poorly. The point I was trying to make was that changes from CRISPR-style gene therapies in males will be passed to the offspring since sperm are produced constantly. The same is not true for gene editing in females because female eggs are all (mostly?) produced at birth.
- eximius 9y agoEh, I wasn't commenting for any gender-political reason. I was mainly wondering why we don't expect the eggs themselves to be modified.