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Backed by Tech Billionaires, Silicon Valley Startup Quietly Weighs Plan to Make Genetically Engineered Babies
Behind the scenes at Preventive, executives have privately discussed identifying a couple with a genetic disorder who might agree to take part in an overseas experiment — beyond the reach of U.S. regulators and within countries that allow embryo editing — to create a genetically engineered child, The Wall Street Journal reported. A Silicon Valley startup is drawing international scrutiny after reports that it wants to create the first geneticall…
In the United States, creating children from gene-edited embryos is practically blocked by regulations and regulatory barriers, while in Europe, many countries operate under the principle of prohibiting heritable changes to the human genome. Despite this, a growing group of investors and startups in Silicon Valley believes a breakthrough is only a matter of time. They are striving to bring about the birth of the first "safely" edited child, even…
Backed by tech billionaires, Silicon Valley startup quietly weighs plan to make genetically engineered babies
Behind the scenes at Preventive, executives have privately discussed identifying a couple with a genetic disorder who might agree to take part in an overseas experiment — beyond the reach of U.S. regulators and within countries that allow embryo editing — to create a genetically engineered child, The Wall Street Journal reported.A Silicon Valley startup is drawing international scrutiny after reports that it wants to create the first genetically…
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