World Health intends to develop standards for the organization of genetic modification

World Health intends to develop standards for the organization of genetic modification

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Geneva: Middle East Online

The World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday that genetic modification "may have unintended consequences" and that it is about a team of experts charged with Study the ethical and safety aspects of the procedure and develop guidelines and standards.
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-Cass 9 to modify Jenny's twinning prior to his birth this month. He added that genetic modification would protect twins from HIV / AIDS.
"Genetic modification could have unintended consequences, which is a mysterious situation to be taken seriously," FAO Director-General Tidros Adhanom Gibressus said in a press release.
"The WHO is a group of experts and we will work with Member States to do everything in our power to ensure that all problems (whether they are ethical, social or social) safety … before doing anything, "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 human beings," Gibresos said. "Genetic modifications should not harm the safety of people in the future." "We have to be very careful, the working group will do it in all frankness and transparency."