- Use Gene Editing to Treat Patients, Not Design Babies
Darnovsky addresses the pros and cons surrounding programs such as CRISPR, focusing on gene editing This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxLagunaBlancaSchool, an independent event TEDx was created in the spirit of TED's mission, "ideas worth spreading "
- Use Gene Editing to Treat Patients, Not Design Babies
On January 29, 2020, Marcy Darnovsky spoke to an audience of 600 in Santa Barbara at TEDxLagunaBlanca Her talk was titled, “Use Gene Editing to Treat Patients, Not Design Babies ”
- Use Gene Editing to Treat Patients, Not Design Babies | Marcy Darnovsky . . .
Marcy Darnovsky, PhD, is Executive Director at the Center for Genetics and Society, a California-based public interest organization that works for a world in which human genetic and assisted
- Should We Use Gene Editing to Make Better Babies?
Now, imagine it’s not a rare genetic disorder, but a general illness, or eye color, cognitive ability, or athleticism Do you opt into this new world of genetically edited humans? And what if it’s not just you What your friends, neighbors, and colleagues are also embracing this genetic revolution? Right now, science doesn’t give you that
- News: Gene-edited babies: no one has the. . . (The Guardian) - Behind the . . .
The Second International Summit on Human Genome Editing issues a consensus on how scientists might responsibly move forward to create gene-edited babies in the wake of a rogue scientist's claims
- Gene editing: Is era of designer humans getting closer? - BBC
But even if patients carrying a genetic disease were successfully treated, they would still be at risk of passing on that faulty DNA to their children That's where gene editing in
- Do Not Open the Door | Center for Genetics and Society
The claim that editing human embryos is needed to save babies from inherited disease and could “reduce human suffering in profound and meaningful ways,” for example, is misleading for several reasons
- Shabbat Speaker Series: Use Gene Editing to Treat Patients, Not Design . . .
The Jewish Secular Community of Cleveland hosted its virtual Shabbat program in April with guest speaker Marcy Darnovsky Ph D , Executive Director at the Center for Genetics and Society, a
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