Columbia researchers used base editing, a CRISPR-related method designed to alter single DNA letters with less damage, in embryos never intended for pregnancy; the work revives questions over disease prevention, inherited genetic change and ‘designer babies’

DIO ZNANSTVENIKA i bioetičara ističe da je prerano za dizajniranje beba.

Researchers relied on a newer gene-editing technique that may make it possible to engineer embryos, a prospect that has long alarmed bioethicists

Pesquisadores da Universidade Columbia anunciaram técnica com precisão sem precedentes

Columbia researchers used base editing, a CRISPR-related method designed to alter single DNA letters with less damage, in embryos never intended for pregnancy; the work revives…