Late last year, a Chinese researcher shocked the scientific community when he announced that the first gene-edited humans had already been born. He Jiankui barreled past that the technology and, once it was, should be reserved for otherwise untreatable diseases. Instead of respec...
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June 5, 2019
Interesting read, seems credible. Im no scientist or bio-geneticist, so Id be interested if there are missed areas in this.
Surprised to learn that GM human children have already been born!! Seems like this would be a much bigger story.
June 5, 2019
Great Context
June 24, 2019
A classic example of taking an issue that many (most) don't know about and enlightening it's readers with the knowledge to understand gene editing, why some are trying to do it, and the results. Great article, a bit dense, but as short as needed.
June 24, 2019
Credible
June 6, 2019
This is a very technical article, and the tone of the article was thoughtful. The piece attempts to explain the implications and scientific achievement that made this groundbreaking (for better or worse) story possible.
June 6, 2019