@Regran_ed from @king_dnaknowledge - On November 25, young #ChineseResearcher He Jiankui became the center of a global firestorm when it was discovered that he had allegedly made the first #CRISPREdited ( #GeneticallyModifiedHuman ) babies; twin girls named Lulu and Nana. Since the story broke, many have balked at the ethics of such an experiment and He has gone missing. #AntonioRegalado broke the story for #MITTechnology Review and He himself originally seemed unafraid. In fact He described the experiment in person at an international gene-editing summit in #HongKong The experiment was done, according to He, to help make humans resistant to the #HIV #HumanImmunoDeficiencyVirusfor their entire lives by giving them a specific gene capable of doing such. #HeJiankui of #Shenzhen the #ChineseScientist claiming to have altered twin girls genes, said he #AlteredEmbryos for seven couples during fertility treatments with one #Pregnancy resulting thus far. He said his goal was not to cure or prevent an inherited disease, but to try to bestow a trait that few people naturally have: the ability to resist possible future infection with HIV the #AIDSVirus Although his path is paved with good intentions, many have warned of the dangers of this type of #GeneticModification He said he chose embryo gene editing for HIV because these infections are a big problem in #China He sought to disable a gene called CCR5 that forms a protein doorway that allows HIV the virus that causes AIDS to enter a cell. But not all scientists are on board with He’s genetic modifications. #SHTFPlan It is still unclear if He did what he claims to have done. Nonetheless the reaction was swift and severe. The uproar over the unproven report of #GeneEditedBirths in China has researchers elsewhere worried about a backlash. In this case, the backlash was so severe that He has gone missing. According to the San Francisco Gate, He’s employer, the Southern University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen, denied reports that the scientist was detained by any human acting as “authority” or government... 🖐🏾More in comments👇🏾#DesignerBabies #Transhumanism #BioHacking #GATTACA #IAm_MsJohnson 💞 https://www.instagram.com/p/BrBVpAdn-d0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=4rvusrm1qroh
