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Doh. 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
by ryandvm 9y ago
Doh. 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.