Scientists In China Edit Human Embryos For The Second Time

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Strict rules and regulations are being put in place for the editing of human embryos. Deva Studio/Shutterstock

A research group in China has attempted to genetically edit human embryos to be resistant to HIV. The second group within a year to have announced such research, it shows proof of concept that the powerful gene-editing technique CRISPR/Cas 9 can be used to modify human embryos. There are, however, a multitude of scientific and ethical issues to iron out before the widespread editing of human embryos could ever take place.