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minus-squareI_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down1·edit-23 hours agoHe used CRISPR to make babies immune to HIV.
minus-squareandros_rex@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-22 minutes 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.
minus-squareJhex@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down9·3 hours agoThanks for the info definitely on the evil side considering he probably planed to infect them to test his theories
minus-squareeasily3667@lemmus.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 hour agoWow you are jumping to a lot of stupid ass conclusions for someone who won’t google a name.
minus-squareJhex@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·21 minutes agoFine, give him your baby to experiment then
minus-squareI_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·3 hours agoNope, he had no plans to infect them. The babies had parents who were HIV-positive.
minus-squarePrehensile_cloaca @lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·3 hours agoDid not have baby zombie apocalypse on my Bingo card, but thera ya go
He used CRISPR to make babies immune to HIV.
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.
Diabolical
Thanks for the info
definitely on the evil side considering he probably planed to infect them to test his theories
Wow you are jumping to a lot of stupid ass conclusions for someone who won’t google a name.
Fine, give him your baby to experiment then
Nope, he had no plans to infect them. The babies had parents who were HIV-positive.
Did not have baby zombie apocalypse on my Bingo card, but thera ya go