Millions were shocked to learn of the birth of gene-edited babies last year, but apparently several scientists were already in the know. Chinese researcher He Jiankui had spoken with them about his plans to genetically modify human embryos intended for pregnancy. His work was done before adequate animal studies and in direct violation of the international scientific consensus that CRISPR–Cas9 gene-editing technology is not ready or appropriate for making changes to humans that could be passed on through generations...
Mylène Botbol-Baum membre d'Arrige (Association for responsible research and innovation in genome editing) créé par le comité éthique de l'Inserm, vous informe que Arrige est mentionné dans un article de Nature soulignant l'importance de la responsabilité scientifique à penser les effets sociaux de la recherche.