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‘There is no way to stop this’: Canadian biotech entrepreneur wants to genetically modify babies (www.theguardian.com)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world
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[–] 0 points 5 months ago (4 children)

The technology to do this without unintended off targets does not exist.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (3 children)

    Yeah, but I'd suspect that a couple who want a child and has a high risk of having a child with a generic disorder might choose to go with generic manipulation over a natural birth.

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  • [–] 0 points 5 months ago

    The solution is pre implantation genetic diagnosis. Eggs are fertilized in vitro, screened, and only the healthy embryos are implanted back in mothers.

    This has been a procedure for about 25 years. It ends the inheritance of the disease in that family forever.

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