{"id":37841,"date":"2018-11-30T17:29:56","date_gmt":"2018-11-30T11:59:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=37841"},"modified":"2018-11-30T17:29:56","modified_gmt":"2018-11-30T11:59:56","slug":"china-halts-gene-editing-activities-on-babies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/china-halts-gene-editing-activities-on-babies\/","title":{"rendered":"China halts gene-editing activities on babies"},"content":{"rendered":"

China halts gene-editing activities on babies<\/a><\/p>\n

News:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. China\u2019s government has ordered a halt to work by a medical team that claimed to have helped make the world\u2019s first gene-edited babies.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Important Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. Chinese scientist, He Jiankui, caused outrage earlier this week when he told a genome summit, he had altered the genes of twin baby girls so they could not contract HIV.<\/li>\n
    2. Mainstream scientists have severely condemned the experiment as it is unethical.<\/li>\n
    3. Many countries, including the UK, have laws that prevent the use of genome editing in embryos for assisted reproduction in humans. Scientists can do gene editing research on discarded IVF embryos, as long as they are destroyed immediately afterwards and not used to make a baby.<\/li>\n
    4. Although He Jiankui claim is not yet confirmed but China\u2019s National Health Commission has ordered an investigation into HeJiankui\u2019s experiment as it is against the Chinese relevant laws and regulations.<\/li>\n
    5. About GenomeEditing<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n