GMOs and biotechnology

catching up on biotechnology and genetically modified organisms

Mainly courtesy of Colin Todhunter (UK) on Twitter.


‘Scientists Call for Do-Over for Rules on Creating “CRISPR Babies”;
On Tuesday, an international commission will meet to develop less ambiguous guidelines for embryo editing, Sharon Begley, scientificamerican.com, August 12, 2019

“A group of 18 prominent scientists—including some who helped develop CRISPR–Cas9, the current leading tool for gene editing—issued a call Wednesday for an international moratorium on gene edits to eggs, sperm or embryos, and for establishing a process to discuss how and whether it should ever occur again.