The First Gene-Edited Babies Are Here, Like It or Not | SciShow News

A researcher in China used the gene editing technique known as CRISPR to change the DNA of human embryos. Hank unpacks why this is being universally condemned by scientists.

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[Admiral_Jezza]

That face when you're literally designed and made in China.

[hello-wbjr]

We can edit genes but still cannot edit tweets

[pflh]

i want my son to have retractable bat-like wings with resistance to dark scorpion venom

[germantrujillo]

If the first baby isn't named "Eugene", then I don't know what the point of all of this was

[richardpowell]

I am hopeful for this technology. I'm 27. Only found out 4 years ago I have a genetic heart arrhythmia. It's incurable, and I will eventually suffer from heart failure. I fear having children and passing it on to them. Hopefully gene editing can be used for benign purposes.

[terrytaber]

Sugar, spice, everything nice and then chemical X.

[Kojayo]

On my last day of repro phys, my professor casually mentioned that he cured lupus with CRISPR like six year ago, but it still hasn't made it to human trials. He's pretty glad, because he doesn't do human medicine. "Oops, I cured a genetic disorder when I was playing with the new CRISPR we got" was the tone I got.

[evaristegalois]

Most scientists: *"Just because you can doesn't mean you should"*

He Jiankui: **proceeds to do it anyway**

[QueerCripple]

I’d love some gene editing for my chronic illnesses. To wake up with energy and not be in pain already? To be able to do simple chores without exhaustion and numbness? I’d do anything

[ennyuiui]

He did it, hes the first step, he will cause more people to study crispr on humans, he lit the flames.

[TheHiralis]

I agree with the thesis of the video. Science must be careful. However a question brought up was "should we change human evolution" and the answer is absolutely yes.

I would want my child to be free from things like Cystic Fibrosis, MND, Alzheimer's and hell I wouldn't even mind if their physical abilities were increased in a minor way. Just because humans evolved naturally doesn't mean we can't take control of our evolution

[pronet]

Next: genetically engineered cat girls
FINALLY!!!

[World_Theory]

Could have been better, but it could have been worse. Imagine what might have happened if he got *really* ambitious with those edits.

[Tubeytime]

"I DISAVOW THIS EXPERIMENT!!!"

said the scientists, salivating in anticipation of the results.

[denniskoh]

How ironic that this has been "universally condemned" when we probably know that every other country is also trying to achieve what this scientist did.

[TheBlockIndustries]

Comment section proves many people are actually for this kind of experimentation

[emancoy]

It is likely to happen anyway, he did it first. For better or for worse, he just put himself in history.

[maggyfrog]

ethical or no, the crispr babies already exist. the only rational way forward is to study them, with the consent of the parents of course.

[WhosFaulty]

Gene-Editing is the next stage of human evolution? I see no problem if it benifits the human race

[SupLuiKir]

The germ line being edited in China isn't as risky as it would be in the West. This is because the Chinese government would be perfectly okay with castrating or purging gene-edited children ( and their offspring if they made the decision too late) if they decided they were a dangerous failed experiment.
Obviously such a solution would be impossible in a liberal society, so we couldn't afford it coming to that.