by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 7 Mar, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | Genome
Researchers have developed a new form of gene therapy in mice using the CRISPR technique. This would make it possible to cure genetic disorders by repairing mutations in the foetal brain in utero. The mice in the experiment had Angelman syndrome, caused by a...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 7 Mar, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
The National Maternity Hospital (NMH) on Holles Street, Dublin, has just launched the recruitment of two doctors, an anaesthetist and an obstetrician-gynaecologist. The hospital announced that these positions would only be given to doctors willing to perform...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 7 Mar, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | Embryo research and alternatives
Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) used CRISPR-Cas9 to create induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) which are “invisible” to the immune system, thus preventing the potential for transplant rejection. These “universal” stem...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 7 Mar, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | All other themes
“I want to share the loss of two babies in utero at six-and-a-half months and eight months of pregnancy”. More than ten years after the events, a family man shares his experience and the emotion is still very much alive. At the time, his partner, who was...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 7 Mar, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
In Switzerland, a petition launched yesterday for information on all aspects of abortion collected 25,000 signatures. “The public, and in particular young adults, should be better informed about the negative consequences of abortions”, insists the Swiss...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 7 Mar, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | Genome
The brains of twins whose genes were modified by CRISPR-Cas9 before birth, a change they will pass on to future generations, may have been impacted by the procedure. New research shows that alterations in the CCR5 gene introduced into the babies’ DNA, which...