HIV, which leads to AIDS, has been one of the most controversial yet serious public health issues in the world. Anyone could have this type of disease, even for unborn babies. In 2019, China find a solution for this problem by genetically-designing the embryo in order for the baby to prevent the development of HIV before it was even born.
Chinese twins had their gene erased in lab
We all know that dealing with human structure or genes is a very dangerous thing to do, even for educated scientists.
That is what Jennifer Doudna, a chemistry and molecular and cell biology professor at UC Berkeley and co-inventor of CRISPR, also said about their experiment.
She implies that a lot of things could actually happen to a human once his genes are rearranged, replaced, and especially removed. The study was even more dangerous since it was not peer-reviewed by anyone, thus not 100% sure that its safe, or effective.
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Written by Jamie Pancho
