Bioethics News.It felt as if humanity had crossed an important line: In China, a scientist named He Jiankui announced on Monday that twins had been born in November with a gene that he had edited when they were embryos.
But in some ways this news is not new at all. A few genetically modified people already walk among us.
#Bioethics News: U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders sent a letter to Catalyst Pharmaceuticals last Monday asking it to justify its decision to charge $375,000 annually for a medication that for years has been available to patients for free. Read more here - https://t.co/hius07VGrP
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#Bioethics News: Chinese Bioethicists Respond to the Case of He Jiankui - the scientist who created the world’s first gene-edited babies. See more at @hastingscenter here - https://t.co/xv8xDQ3rQK
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