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Doctors altered a person’s genes with CRISPR for the first time in the U.S.
- zaroth 5y agoTesting a cure for sickle cell using a autologous stem cell transplant with CRISPR modified cells has now been performed in the US. That seems like really huge news on many fronts?
- kaminar 5y agoThe beginning of something good I hope.
- Gunax 5y agoSounds like this would only work for blood cells--and only by doing a procedure similar to a bone marrow transplant.
- fakedang 5y ago2019
- bmogen 5y ago"For the first time" publicly shared. After the news of gene editing embryos without consent or knowledge in 2019 can we please be a little more realistic about what underpaid scientists chasing grants are willing to do and disclose?
- knolax 5y ago> After the news of gene editing embryos without consent or knowledge in 2019 Can you provide more info on this? I wasn't able to find anything specific.
- Dracophoenix 5y agohttps://www.cnn.com/2019/12/30/china/gene-scientist-china-intl-hnk/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/30/china/gene-scientist-china-in... However, despite what the gp posted, it didn't seem like He Jiankui's motivation was chasing grants.
- knolax 5y agoI thought you meant in the US.
- _Wintermute 5y agoFor scientists chasing grants their currency is publications. There's little point in performing expensive experiments if you can't get a nature paper for your CV out of it.