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Omaha World Herald Op-Ed Feature
NCER had the opportunity to comment in the Midlands section of the OWH concerning the ethics of IVF which was used in a complex and unusual birth last month at UNMC. Midlands Voices: Complex births raise profound bioethical challenges By Carol Szczepaniak May 4, 2019 The Omaha World-Herald recently featured the birth of a precious baby […]
The Next Phase of Human Gene-Therapy Oversight
from NCER:In the US, over 700 investigational trials are ongoing in the gene therapy field, and with the rapid adoption of CRISPR gene editing technology, the NEJM admits that gene therapy will soon be a “mainstay of treatment for many diseases”. In an attempt to remove any obstacles to fast tracking this research, both the […]
Gene-editing technique cures genetic disorder in utero
from NCER: On a positive note, in July, Carnegie Mellon University successfully used gene editing to cure disease in mice while in the uterus, with no risk of negative effects. Over 8 M children are born yearly with birth defects, so the implications of this breakthrough are enormous, introducing the possibility of curing them while […]
Gene Therapy Lets a French Teen Dodge Sickle Cell Disease
Scientists Create a Part-Human, Part-Pig Embryo — Raising the Possibility of Interspecies Organ Transplants
Washington Post Jan 26, 2017 Sarah Kaplan For the first time, scientists have grown an embryo that is part-pig, part-human. The experiment, described Thursday in the journal Cell, involves injecting human stem cells into the embryo of a pig, then implanting the embryo in the uterus of a sow and allowing it to grow. After four weeks, the […]
Is There a Last-Minute Hitch With 3-Parent Embryo Trials?
December 11, 2016 BioEdge Michael Cook Just as scientists in the UK are about to begin clinical trials with three-parent embryos, a study in Nature asserts that it may not work for some patients. The technique is intended to help women who are carriers of mitochondrial disease to give birth to healthy children. The nuclear DNA […]
CRISPR Used for First Time to Correct Clotting in Newborn and Adult Mice
Nov 30, 2016 Science Daily University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine CRISPR/Cas9, a powerful genome editing tool, is showing promise for efficient correction of disease-causing mutations. For the first time, researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a dual gene therapy approach to deliver key components of […]
Row Over Allowing Research on 28-Day Embryos
The Guardian Dec 4, 2016 Robin McKie, Science Editor Scientists will make a controversial call this week to extend the current 14-day limit for carrying out experiments on human embryos to 28 days. The move follows recent breakthroughs that have allowed researchers to double the time embryos can be kept alive in the laboratory. By […]
World’s First Baby Born with Controversial New ‘Three-Parent’ Technique
The Independant Ian Johnston Science Correspondent Tuesday 27 September 2016 The world’s first child created using a controversial “three-parent” baby technique has been born in Mexico, it has been announced. Limited details about the birth were revealed ahead of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine’s scientific congress in Salt Lake City next month, where it will be discus...