Human genome modification should not be allowed because it can cause many adverse effects and has a multitude of risks. Gang Bao, one of the authors of the article, Experts debate: Are we playing with fire when we edit human genes?,concurs that editing the human genome can give unexpected results. These results include severe disabilities, complications in later generations and death. Although there are options such as genetic counseling and in vitro fertilization available to couples that risk hereditary diseases in their children many scientists still continue to press for genetic editing. The risks of genetic editing do not outweigh the possible benefits that could be gained from this process. To fully understand the dangers of genetic
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The cell's native DNA repair machinery generally mends the cut — but often makes mistakes.
Ledford, along with other scientists, agree that genetic editing has many risks, predominantly concerning the success rate of the procedure. In a study done by researchers at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, China, an experimental gene-editing technique was used to modify a gene in human embryos that causes a fatal blood disorder. Tanya Lewis, the writer of the article Genetically Modified Humans? How Genome Editing Works, presents the success rate of this procedure:
In the study, Junjiu Huang, a genetics researcher at Sun Yat-sen University, injected the CRISPR/Cas9 complex into human embryos in order to repair a gene for Beta thalassaemia, a potentially fatal blood disorder that reduces the production of hemoglobin. The embryos, which were obtained from local fertility clinics, could not result in live births because they had been fertilized by two sperm, which prevents the embryos from developing
The cell's native DNA repair machinery generally mends the cut — but often makes mistakes.
Ledford, along with other scientists, agree that genetic editing has many risks, predominantly concerning the success rate of the procedure. In a study done by researchers at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, China, an experimental gene-editing technique was used to modify a gene in human embryos that causes a fatal blood disorder. Tanya Lewis, the writer of the article Genetically Modified Humans? How Genome Editing Works, presents the success rate of this procedure:
In the study, Junjiu Huang, a genetics researcher at Sun Yat-sen University, injected the CRISPR/Cas9 complex into human embryos in order to repair a gene for Beta thalassaemia, a potentially fatal blood disorder that reduces the production of hemoglobin. The embryos, which were obtained from local fertility clinics, could not result in live births because they had been fertilized by two sperm, which prevents the embryos from developing