Scientific societies call for a moratorium on using CRISPR to create genetically modified children

Scientific societies call for a moratorium on using CRISPR to create genetically modified children

The move is intended to signal that altering the genomes of eggs, sperm, or embryos destined for live births remains unacceptable for now.

Advocacy groups and experts call for decade-long ban on germline editing

Cell and gene therapy advocacy organizations are jointly calling for a 10-year international moratorium on gene editing of the human germline. They say such use of gene editing comes with questionable applications, unproven safety and ...

From Functional Genomics to Cell Therapy: The Role of CRISPR-based Gene Editing

There are an estimated 6,000 Mendelian diseases, most of which still lack cures. Gene editing is an essential technology for studies aimed at generating data about disease-causing gene mutations and networks in order to identify optimal therapeutic targets. In this episode, experts will discuss applications of gene editing to improve scientists’ understanding of the relationship between variant and disease in functional genomics studies. They wi…