Health
Editing the DNA of human embryos could protect us from future pandemics – The Conversation UK
We could start making our genomes equipped to deal with more frequent pandemics. But it may come at a cost.
Hollywood blockbusters such as X-men, Gattaca and Jurassic World have explored the intriguing concept of germline genome editing a biomolecular technique that can alter the DNA of sperm, eggs or embryos. If you remove a gene that causes a certain disease in an embryo, not only will the baby be free of the disease when born so will its descendants.
The technique is, however, controversial we cant be sure how a child with an altered genome will develop over a lifetime. But with the COVID-19 pandemic…
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