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Genome editing: where do we draw the line?
Genome editing is at the forefront of modern medicine, and has the potential to improve the health of millions of people worldwide; genetic diseases such as cystic fibrosis and Huntington’s could in theory become a thing of the past. The genome is the complete set of an organism’s DNA, containing all of the information that … Continue reading
Categories: Biology Week, Royal Society of Biology
Tags: Biology Week, CRISPR, debate, designer babies, gene editing, genetic modification, genome editing, london debate, Ri debate
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What are ‘three-parent babies’ and is this an important medical advance?
Professor Nigel Brown FSB, President of the Society for General Microbiology, is writing an article each month for The Bridge, a local magazine delivered to every home in the villages of Corsley and Chapmanslade in Wiltshire. There have been many comments in the news over recent weeks about so-called ‘three-parent babies’. This rather alarmist description … Continue reading
Categories: Policy, Regional Grant Scheme, Royal Society of Biology
Tags: 3-parent babies, designer babies, mitochondria, mitochondrial disease, nigel brown
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