Le scientifique chinois a l’origine de la naissance de ces bébés génétiquement modifies vient d’être condamné à trois ans de prison. Retour sur une expérience « injustifiable ».
- Geneticist and Group Leader, The John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University
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A number of things may have gone wrong when researchers edited Chinese twins Lulu and Nana’s genome. Either way, the failed experiment is a cautionary tale for us all.
Four months ago a researcher claimed he had used the tool CRISPR to edit the genomes of twin girls. Now prominent researchers and ethicists are calling for a temporary halt to this sort of work.
We don’t know anything about the health of the baby girls who are reported to have been born. But it’s clear scientists around the world are shocked.
A new study found the Cas9 gene editing scissors don’t stop cutting after we tell them to.
Australian medical researchers are under intense pressure to find funds to continue their research, and there is some optimism that the latest NHMRC funding changes will help.
The recent NHMRC funding announcement has renewed criticism about how medical research is funded in Australia. Is the system fair? Or is it stacked against some researchers?
If we want the Australian university sector to help fuel innovation, then we need to ensure the right researchers are being supported by our funding bodies, such as the Australian Research Council (ARC…
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