1-Year After Hong Kong Summit, Developments in Human Genome Editing Underscore Urgency for International Agreement on Standards, Oversight
December 05, 2019
December 05, 2019
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The National Academy of Medicine issued the following news:
It has been a little over a year since the Second International Summit on Human Genome Editing in Hong Kong, where scientist He Jiankui announced the birth of twins whose healthy embryonic genomes had been edited to confer resistance to HIV. The revelation drew condemnation from the summit organizers and much of the international scientific community.
Many institutions -- including the U.S . . .
It has been a little over a year since the Second International Summit on Human Genome Editing in Hong Kong, where scientist He Jiankui announced the birth of twins whose healthy embryonic genomes had been edited to confer resistance to HIV. The revelation drew condemnation from the summit organizers and much of the international scientific community.
Many institutions -- including the U.S . . .