Although he views the Chinese experiment as scientifically premature and ethically irresponsible, Mitalipov said germline gene therapy holds enormous promise in preventing inherited disease.

In the first part of this series, we explored how early genetic screening and gene therapy transform the lives of newborns and their families. Now, we’re taking an even earlier step: treating ...

In theory it is possible to transform either somatic cells (most cells of the body) or cells of the germline (such as sperm cells, ova, and their stem cell precursors). All gene therapy to date on ...

Gene therapy to treat genetic disease in adults has shown some success. But previous attempts to modify sperm for ‘germline’ therapy – in which modifications are passed to offspring – have ...

(Image: National Human Genome Research Institute) Germline gene therapy involves modifying the genes in reproductive cells (eggs or sperm) or early embryos. The introduced genetic changes are passed ...

“It’s very, very challenging, if not impossible,” Joung said to those gathered in Washington, D.C. for the meeting, which was organized by the American Society of Gene & Cell ...

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The FDA has asked the gene editing biotech for additional ... from its high cholesterol gene editing therapy could pass on to children. This is known as germline editing and has been a key concern ...

Gene therapy' involves inserting ... With this form of therapy, only somatic cells (body cells) are targeted and not the germline cells, otherwise known of as the gametes or sex cells.