A Chinese researcher allegedly gave birth to twin girls from a fertilized egg of a person whose gene was modified by genome editing technology. Issued a protest statement.
According to the Science Council of Japan, the statement is the name of the secretariat.He pointed out that genome editing technology is still under development, and when applied to human fertilized embryos and germ cells, there are serious medical concerns such as unexpected side effects on children born.Furthermore, it is said that there is concern about irreversible adverse effects on humankind if the modification continues for generations.
Since genetic modification of a child to be born may lead to the production of euphoric human beings, it is strictly unacceptable academically and socially to artificially modify the gene using genome editing technology. I criticized it.
He Jiankui, an associate professor at the Southern University of Technology in China, claims to have created twins through genome editing, which was revealed at a genome editing conference held in Hong Kong in November.He explained that the reason for the genome editing was that his twin fathers were infected with the AIDS virus (HIV).
Associate Professor Ka said that the technology used in the video posted on YouTube is called "Crisper", which is widely used for genetic modification, and I accept criticism for families who need this technology. "
It is unclear whether Vice Professor Ka actually gave birth to twins by genome editing, but there have been strong criticisms from all over the world, including China, and the Japan Medical Association and the Japanese Association of Medical Sciences have already issued statements of criticism. I have announced.
