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What does the birth of babies whose embryos had gone through genome editing mean--for science and for all of us?
In November 2018, the world was shocked to learn that two babies had been born in China with DNA edited while they were embryos--as dramatic a development in genetics asâŚ
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1 author picked CRISPR People as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
The CRISPR story took a shocking turn in 2018 when a Chinese scientist attempted the unthinkable â overseeing the birth of twin girls with edited DNA.
I devoted multiple chapters to this saga in my book (resulting in the bookâs ban in China); meanwhile, Stanford law professor Hank Greely produced an excellent account of the entire story in CRISPR People. Greely eloquently guides the reader beyond the headlines, offering valuable context and shrewd legal analysis, before asking whether this scandal could happen again.
From Kevin's list on CRISPR and genome editing.
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