WHO panel calls for registry of all human gene editing research By Kate Kelland. Reuters•March 19, 2019 LONDON (Reuters) – It would be irresponsible for any scientist to conduct human gene-editing studies in people, and a central registry of research plans should be set up to ensure transparency, […]
Rwanda sparks human rights concerns in proposing world’s first nationwide DNA database. The database will require officials to take DNA samples from all of Rwanda’s 12 million citizens. Independent.co.uk. March 20, 2019 Rwanda has proposed the world’s first country-wide DNA database, a project that will involve collecting samples from […]
UN: Gene editing for human reproduction is ‘irresponsible’ JAMEY KEATEN and MARIA CHENG. Associated Press•March 19, 2019 GENEVA (AP) — A panel convened by the World Health Organization said it would be “irresponsible” for scientists to use gene editing for reproductive purposes, but stopped short of calling for […]
Scientists back temporary global ban on gene-edited babies. What will happen after the ‘restrainer’ is gone? As-in-the-days-of-Noah. All flesh had become corrupted. MALCOLM RITTER Associated Press•March 13, 2019 NEW YORK (AP) — An international group of scientists and ethicists on Wednesday called for a temporary global ban on […]
Nessa Carey: ‘The most worrying thing about gene editing is that it’s really easy’ The Guardian. Saturday, March 2, 2019 A new technique to alter DNA is offering humans the ability to take control of food, disease and our own reproduction as never before. The workhorse of this […]
China drafts rules on biotech after gene-editing scandal. Will the ‘rules’ be enforced once the ‘restrainer’ is gone? What if the beast requires the Chinese government to pursue experiments on human enhancement? YANAN WANG and FU TING. Associated Press•February 27, 2019 BEIJING (AP) — China has unveiled draft […]
Scientists Have Created Synthetic DNA with 4 Extra Letters By Yasemin Saplakoglu, Staff Writer | February 21, 2019 03:00pm ET. Livescience.com A couple billion years ago, four molecules danced into the elegant double-helix structure of DNA, which provides the codes for life on our planet. But were these four players really […]
Scientists use CRISPR to make stem cells invisible to immune system AJ Dellinger,Engadget. February 18, 2019 Scientists at the University of California San Francisco have developed a new method to minimize the likelihood that a person’s body will reject stem cells during a transplant. Using the CRISPR gene editing […]
East Bay Biochemist Sells ‘Gene-Editing Kit’ For The Masses By John Ramos. January 29, 2019. Sanfrancisco.cbs. MORAGA (KPIX 5) — After scientists unlocked the secrets of the human genome in 2003, there was immediate concern about how that knowledge might be abused in the wrong hands. Now, an East Bay […]
CHINESE SCIENTISTS CLONED GENE-EDITED MONKEYS WITH HORRIFYING RESULTS. Come soon Lord Jesus! Futurism.com. January 25 2019 Almost exactly one year ago, the world met Hua Hua and Zhong Zhong, the first primates cloned through a technique that could theoretically produce an unlimited number of replicas. Now, a team of […]
