Scientist who gene-edited babies is back in lab and ‘proud’ of past work despite jailing
Scientist who gene-edited babies is back in lab and ‘proud’ of past work despite jailing
China’s He Jiankui, who used Crispr to edit genome, says he is working on genetic diseases and suggests human embryo gene editing will one day be accepted
Khan Noonien Singh unavailable for comment
Who wouldn't be? The children are healthy and he only edited their genes to try and cure genetic diseases. That is an admirable goal, not something that should be illegal.
The children are healthy so far and his admirable intentions don't mitigate the fact that he's experimenting on humans. Even if he is successful (and I hope for the sake of the children he was), it's still unethical to try.
Like if I wanted to test out my new fireproof spray by spraying it on some puppies and then setting them on fire, it wouldn't be ethical even if the spray worked.
How long do I have to wait until they can make an ultra-baby for me? There's no reason to have a kid now if I could have a much better kid instead in a just few years...
did someone say, "ultra-baby?"
A love of nature keeps no factories busy.
- CRISPR-Cas9
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