By Angela Napoletano It seems that He Jiankui, the Chinese scientist who announced to have created the world’s first gene-edited babies, has been arrested. https://beta.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/2176109/university-denies-chinese-frankenstein-has-been-detained-over The news has been spread by the South China Morning Post even if it has not been confirmed by officials. Is this good news? Science’s progresses are usually perceived as […] Read more
By Laura Gotti Tedeschi Would you like your baby better if he or she was more intelligent? The genetics of intelligence has become the latest highly controversial area of science. DNA testing can now tell us useful information about someone’s IQ, in addition to disease risks such as diabetes or cancer. The New Scientistof November […] Read more
By: Josephine Quintavalle Ever earlier genetic tests on petri-dish human embryos are triumphed as progress in the media today even though the only outcome for those diagnosed as not good enough will be destruction. It is claimed that pre-implantation tests on the human embryo that used to take months can now be successfully completed within […] Read more
A report has been released by the Human Fertilisation & Embryology Authority on the adverse effects of in vitro fertilisation (IVF). It cites more than 1,600 incidents have occurred from 2010-2012. This means anywhere between 500-600 cases are being investigated every year in relation to IVF. The incidents are broken down into 3 classes– A, B, and […] Read more
