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minus-squareandros_rex@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·edit-23 hours agoNo, he inserted a gene that is associated with resistance to HIV, but is also associated with increased risk of some cancers. He did this without informed consent, he did this without running it by an ethics board, he did this without knowing whether it would work or not. Let’s stop pretending that he’s a good guy that just magically made HIV immune babies. Edit: it also didn’t work. The babies have genes both with and without the mutation.
No, he inserted a gene that is associated with resistance to HIV, but is also associated with increased risk of some cancers. He did this without informed consent, he did this without running it by an ethics board, he did this without knowing whether it would work or not.
Let’s stop pretending that he’s a good guy that just magically made HIV immune babies.
Edit: it also didn’t work. The babies have genes both with and without the mutation.