Gene-edited food - and maybe babies

• Autores: Michael Le Page
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3052-3053, 2015, pág. 29
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The first gene-edited baby to be born in 2016 is far from clear it can be done safely--although technically it is now possible. Gene editing with the new method known as CRISPR is so cheap, easy and effective that a few scientists with the appropriate expertise could tweak one or more genes in a human embryo before it is implanted in a woman's womb. What 2016 will undoubtedly bring is a lot more gene-edited organisms. CRISPR works well in everything from butterflies to monkeys. It has already been used to create extra-muscular beagle dogs and sheep; long-haired goats; and pigs immune to common diseases.