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Last Thursday, the Chinese government ordered the temporary suspension of research activities on people involved in genetic modification of humans, after a Chinese scientist said to have undergone a genetic modification of two twins.
Chinese scientist He Jian-kui announced on Wednesday that he had used a technology known as Crisper-Cbad 9 to change Jenny into twins before they were born this month. He added that genetic modification would protect twins from the HIV virus.
The director general of the organization, Tidros Adhanum Gibressus, in a press release "Genetic modification can have unintended consequences, a mysterious situation that must be taken seriously".
"He added" The WHO is a group of experts and we will work with Member States to do everything in our power to ensure that all issues … from there. ethical, social or security … before making any decision ".
China's unjustified global announcement triggered a storm of international discontent over the ethics and integrity of such research.
Gibresos said "Speaking of humans, genetic modification must not be harmful to people's safety". He said, "We have to be very careful, the working group will do it in a very open and transparent way."
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Last Thursday, the Chinese government ordered the temporary suspension of research activities on people involved in genetic modification of humans, after a Chinese scientist said to have undergone a genetic modification of two twins.
Chinese scientist He Jian-kui announced on Wednesday that he had used a technology known as Crisper-Cbad 9 to change Jenny into twins before they were born this month. He added that genetic modification would protect twins from the HIV virus.
"Genetic modification could have unintended consequences, which is an ambiguous situation that needs to be taken seriously," FAO Director-General Tidros Adhanom Gibressus said at a press briefing.
"The World Health Organization is a group of experts and we will work with the Member States to do everything in our power to solve all the problems (be they ethical, social or security-related … before taking action, "he said.
China's unjustified global announcement triggered a storm of international discontent over the ethics and integrity of such research.
"We are talking about humans," said Gibresus, "Genetic modifications should not harm people's safety in the future." "We have to be very careful, the working group will do it in all frankness and transparency."
