There are no more children with Down Syndrome in Iceland. At least, almost none. Depending on where you are in the world, and when in time, a certain explanation might come to mind. Were this the mid-20th century, or in several authoritarian regimes around the world, we might expect that this result was achieved through […]
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What Gene-editing in China Reveals About Progress and Risk
On November 25, 2018, a Chinese researcher by the name of He Jiankui released a video of himself detailing the process through which he edited the genes of a set of twin girls. Against the backdrop of various scientific instruments and with a disarming smile, He reveals how his lab deleted the CCR5 gene in […]