The first genetically modified children were created in a research laboratory from the United States. The news caused a global scandal on ethical aspects.
30 children were born following a series of experiments. So far, two children have been tested and researchers have discovered genes that come from three different parents.
The experimental program is hosted by the Institute of Reproductive Medicine of New Jersey. Children were born as a result of experiments conducted on women who could not conceive.
Analyzes carried out on two 1-year-old children confirmed that kids have inherited genetic material from three different people, two women and a man. These children will be able to transmit in turn their modified genes to their descendants.
Scientists fear that this technique could be used to create a new race of people with physical and mental characteristics at choice.
Professor Jacques Cohen, quoted by the Journal of Human Reproduction, said that it is “the first experiment of human genetic modification, which gave rise to healthy and normal children”.
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