Scientists Genetically Modify Human Embryos

[fonzob1]

Designer babies are coming...

...Chinese scientists have edited the genome of a human embryo. Their work was quietly published late last week, on a Saturday, in the little-known, open-access journal Protein & Cell, an unusual way to introduce a first-of-its-kind study.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/next/b...utm_medium=pbsofficial&utm_campaign=nova_next

 

[farmkid]

Designer babies are still a long way off. What they did didn't work very well. They found a lot of off-target changes. For this to be used in humans, it needs to be close to 100% change, with no off-target modifications, so there is still a long way to go. it's not clear whether it can be done at all.

The reason why it was published in an obscure open-access journal is because none of the others would touch it due to its questionable ethics.