Comment on Least extreme biophysics phd

• I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  He used CRISPR to make 3 babies immune to HIV.

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  • andros_rex@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    No, he inserted a gene that is associated with resistance to HIV, but is also associated with increased risk of some cancers. He did this without informed consent, he did this without running it by an ethics board, he did this without knowing whether it would work or not.

    Let’s stop pretending that he’s a good guy that just magically made HIV immune babies.

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    • T156@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      We also don’t know if it was just that gene that was altered, or if there are other effects. Modern gene editing isn’t so precise that we can edit just the gene we want. A lot of genes with similar sequences as the target can also be affected.

      It’s basically like firing a shotgun at the house they live in. You might hit the one you want, but you may also hit other unrelated people in the process.

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  • ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.works ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Diabolical

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  • Jhex@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Thanks for the info

    definitely on the evil side considering he probably planed to infect them to test his theories

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    • I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Nope, he had no plans to infect them. The babies had parents who were HIV-positive.

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    • easily3667@lemmus.org ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Wow you are jumping to a lot of stupid ass conclusions for someone who won’t google a name.

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      • Jhex@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Fine, give him your baby to experiment then

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    • Flocklesscrow@lemm.ee ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Did not have baby zombie apocalypse on my Bingo card, but thera ya go

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