http://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-gene-editing-idUSKBN1AC0CM?il=0
(Reuters) - Technology that allows alteration of genes in a human embryo has been used for the first time in the United States, according to Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) in Portland, which carried out the research.
The OHSU research is believed to have broken new ground both in the number of embryos experimented upon and by demonstrating it is possible to safely and efficiently correct defective genes that cause inherited diseases, according to Technology Review, which first reported the news.
None of the embryos were allowed to develop for more than a few days, according to the report.
Some countries have signed a convention prohibiting the practice on concerns it could be used to create so-called designer babies.
Results of the peer-reviewed study are expected to be published soon in a scientific journal, according to OHSU spokesman Eric Robinson.
The research, led by Shoukhrat Mitalipov, head of OHSU's Center for Embryonic Cell and Gene Therapy, involves a technology known as CRISPR that has opened up new frontiers in genetic medicine because of its ability to modify genes quickly and efficiently.
CRISPR works as a type of molecular scissors that can selectively trim away unwanted parts of the genome, and replace it with new stretches of DNA.
Unless you can edit already mature humans to produce notable results this is useless.
>>135114081
This. I'll take some extra hair and height, or fuck this useless technology.
>>135114227
It isn't useless if you can edit embryos to delete bad genetics.
https://youtu.be/BpzVFdDeWyo
So you're telling me they correct these things even before they happen, pic related
>>135113991
Genetically engineered cat boys when?
>>135114297
>delete bad genetics.
Such as niggers, jews and arabs? Worst case someone eradicates the white race.
>>135114528
Probably not in our lifetimes sadly desu.
>>135114648
Well or just edit Bulgarian and Albanian genes to be sterile so Greater Macedonia can finally come into being as Alexander the Great would have wished for so long ago.
>>135114306
Christ, somebody dash that thing across the rocks.
>>135114081
disagree! This is pretty much the only way to make people accept eugenics
>>135114897
Who?
>>135114081
>>135114227
Pretty sure retards like you thought the internet was useless back in 1980
>>135113991
bump
>>135113991
>first editing
do you actually believe that?
>>135113991
Im ready for the bogdanoff babies
>>135113991
>mix elephant dna with human embryo
>insert embryo in artificial womb
>9 months later
>half human half elephant monster
>send le baby to India to be adopted and worshipped by poos.