Gene-editing breakthrough in China comes with urgent call for global rules – South China Morning Post

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Gene-editing breakthrough in China comes with urgent call for global rules  South China Morning Post

Safe production of gene-edited babies could be possible in just one or two years, and the head of China’s leading genetic research programme says the need is now urgent for international regulations to prevent the technology being used as a weapon of mass destruction. Professor Yang Hui said his team had achieved a major breakthrough, tripling the efficiency of a new gene editing tool that can modify DNA in human embryos with unprecedented precision and safety. Once the technology is regarded is safe, scientists expect it could be approved for clinical trials and medical treatment on humans…

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