The CRISPR Generation
The CRISPR Generation A leading physician, scientist, and expert in gene editing explains how a series of scientific breakthroughs led to the medical scandal of the decade.In November 2018, Dr. It…
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The CRISPR Generation
A leading physician, scientist, and expert in gene editing explains how a series of scientific breakthroughs led to the medical scandal of the decade.In November 2018, Dr. It soon became clear that this was not a historic scientific achievement, but rather a historic ethical fiasco, a deeply flawed experiment on unborn human beings. He Jiankui of Shenzhen, China, announced via YouTube that he had created the world's first gene-edited babies.
What does the future hold now that the first members of the CRISPR generation have been born?In The CRISPR Generation, Dr. What made it possible for a rogue scientist with no medical training to covertly and recklessly alter the genes of babies? Kiran Musunuru takes the reader through an insider's view of the history of the gene-editing field, key discoveries about how gene editing can be used to prevent and treat diseases like AIDS