Summary:

«Hollywood blockbusters such as X-men, Gattaca and Jurassic World have explored the intriguing concept of “germline genome editing” – a biomolecular technique that can alter the DNA of sperm, eggs or embryos. If you remove a gene that causes a certain disease in an embryo, not only will the baby be free of the disease when born – so will its descendants.”

Article written by  Yusef Paolo Rabiah

07|12|2020

Source:

The Conversation

https://theconversation.com/editing-the-dna-of-human-embryos-could-protect-us-from-future-pandemics-151313