CRISPR baby mutation significantly increases mortality: Two copies of mutated

[Patrick]

CRISPR baby mutation significantly increases mortality: Two copies of mutated...

[cwhenderson (Curtis Henderson)]

Despite some intense backlash after the report from China, here is another report that a Russian researcher is going “full steam ahead”.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-01770-x?utm_source=Nature+Briefing&utm_campaign=d69cf91539-briefing-dy-20190611&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c9dfd39373-d69cf91539-43354393

[T_aquaticus]

From the article:

Rebrikov expects the health ministry to clarify the rules on the clinical use of gene-editing of embryos in the next nine months. Rebrikov says he feels a sense of urgency to help women with HIV, and is tempted to proceed with his experiments even before Russia hashes out regulations.

I call bovine excrement on this one. If he was really trying to help these mothers he would arrange IVF procedures and a surrogate. Gene editing isn’t necessary.