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‘There is no way to stop this’: Canadian biotech entrepreneur wants to genetically modify babies
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 30 May 2026
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The technology to do this without unintended off targets does not exist.
Yeah, but I'd suspect that a couple who want a child and has a high risk of having a child with a generic disorder might choose to go with generic manipulation over a natural birth.
The solution is pre implantation genetic diagnosis. Eggs are fertilized in vitro, screened, and only the healthy embryos are implanted back in mothers.
This has been a procedure for about 25 years. It ends the inheritance of the disease in that family forever.
No! Danger! The unknown! FEEEAAAR!!
It's not the unknown, off target editing is a known problem.
Thanks for the ignorant comment.