Bericht über gentechnisch veränderte menschliche Embryonen weckt Bedenken hinsichtlich der zukünftigen Verwendung der Technologie
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/report-of-gene-edited-human-embryos-sparks-worries-about-the-technologys-future-uses/
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Gene-editing tools are not guaranteed. They are still likely to alter wrong parts in DNA, leading to mutations that are most likely harmful for the offspring.
A team of researchers, led by senior author and Columbia University cell biology researcher Dieter Egli, used base editing—a form of gene editing that involves small cuts to a single strand of DNA—to edit two genomic sites in human zygotes.
The authors acknowledged that their data will likely “contribute to the conversations surrounding the risks and benefits of embryo editing.”