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Open letter from Chinese HIV professionals on human genome editing.

Authors :
Linqi Zhang
Ping Zhong
Xiaomei Zhai
Yiming Shao
Shan Lu
Source :
Lancet. 1/5/2019, Vol. 393 Issue 10166, p26-27. 2p.
Publication Year :
2019

Abstract

The article presents a case study of twin sisters who have been claimed to been born with edited genes performed by Jiankui He and colleagues. The authors who are engaged in HIV research and prevention strongly oppose genome editing on healthy germline cells in humans, and talk about concerns related to scientific ethics brought about by the claim.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
01406736
Volume :
393
Issue :
10166
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Lancet
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
134093528
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(18)33082-4