Chinese Doctors Implant Gene-Edited Pig Liver in Brain-Dead Patient
Scientists at China’s Air Force Medical University reportedly performed the world’s first successful transplant of a pig liver into a human.
Scientists at China’s Air Force Medical University reportedly performed the world’s first successful transplant of a pig liver into a human.
He Jiankui, the Chinese scientist jailed after claiming to create the world’s first gene-edited human babies in 2018, announced on Friday he will speak at England’s Oxford University in early 2023.
Researchers from the state-run Chinese Academy of Sciences claimed in a recently published study to have developed a gene-editing method that is allegedly “more efficient and safer” than established techniques because it uses the CRISPR gene-editing tool to target RNA instead of DNA, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported on Wednesday.
In the midst of a global food crisis, a report from environmental org the WWF has slammed the EU for its lack of food self-sustainability.
Using gene editing to make more resilient crops could help in the fight against food insecurity, experts have told British ministers.
The UK plans to allow researchers to use gene-editing to develop crops that increase yields, reduce pesticides and cut greenhouse gas.
The Chinese communist regime confirmed on Monday that He Jiankui, a biophysicist who claimed to produce the world’s first genetically modified babies, had been convicted of several crimes and would serve three years in prison.
Chinese state media announced Monday that a court in southern Shenzhen sentenced He Jiankui, a rogue biophysicist, to three years in prison for claims he illegally edited the genes of twins in utero.
China took center stage in the debate over the ethics of genetic engineering with the revelation that scientist He Jiankui edited the genes of human embryos to make them immune to HIV.
The case pressed by the Chinese government against He Jiankui, the scientist who stunned biologists and alarmed the medical community by claiming he modified the DNA of unborn children, came into sharper focus on Tuesday with allegations He used fake blood samples to slip his project past review boards.
On Monday, just hours after Chinese authorities confirmed the birth of twin girls whose DNA was purportedly edited by scientist He Jiankui, the university that employed Jiankui announced his termination.
Chinese authorities answered one of the lingering questions in the case of rogue scientist He Jiankui on Monday by confirming the twin girls he claims to have genetically edited as embryos were born and are currently under medical supervision.
He Jiankui, the Chinese scientist who stunned (and horrified) the world by claiming he edited the DNA of unborn children to make them immune to HIV, is reportedly in state custody and may face the death penalty for his actions.
A group of Chinese scientists has announced the first successful creation of babies with human-modified DNA using the CRISPR gene-editing tool.
The Nuffield Council on Bioethics stated in a report this week that altering the DNA of a human embryo is not “morally unacceptable” if it is in the child’s “best interests.”