Thursday, September 22, 2016

NPR News: Swedish Scientist Starts DNA Experiments On Healthy Human Embryos

Swedish Scientist Starts DNA Experiments On Healthy Human Embryos
A scientist in Sweden has started experiments on healthy human embryos in which DNA is altered. The aim is to determine the causes of infertility. It's the first known use of so-called "gene-editing" tools on healthy human embryos, and critics say it could potentially lead society down a very dangerous path.

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