Gene Editing in medicine
This genetic disorder, where blood doesn't clot properly is a target for gene therapy.
What is hemophilia?
This scientist co-discovered a major gene editing technology and won a Nobel Prize for it.
Who is Jennifer Doudna?
Editing the genes of embryos, which raises significant ethical concerns, is known as this.
What is germline editing?
This type of fish, often sold as pets, has been genetically modified to glow in fluorescent colors.
What are GloFish?
This molecule, often called the blueprint of life, contains the genetic instructions for all living organisms.
What is DNA?
Gene therapy is being explored as a treatment for this disease that affects muscle strength.
What is muscular dystrophy?
Along with Jennifer Doudna, this French scientist also won the Nobel Prize for gene editing research.
Who is Emmanuelle Charpentier?
The idea of using gene editing to create babies with enhanced traits like intelligence or athleticism is often referred to as this controversial concept.
What are designer babies?
This fruit was among the first genetically modified foods to be sold, modified to resist browning.
What are Arctic apples?
This term refers to the complete set of genes or genetic material in a cell or organism.
What is a genome?
In 2017, doctors used gene editing to help a young patient with this severe skin condition that makes your skin very fragile.
What is epidermolysis bullosa?
This scientist developed the first successful gene therapy treatment for a young girl with a severe immune disorder.
Who is Dr. W. French Anderson?
Editing genes in these cells, which include eggs and sperm, means changes can be passed to future generations.
What are germ cells?
This popular holiday plant has been genetically modified to be yellow instead of its traditional red color.
What is the poinsettia?
These changes in the DNA sequence can lead to genetic disorders or variations.
What are mutations?
Gene therapy aims to treat this eye disease that can lead to blindness by fixing mutations in specific genes.
What is leber congenital amaurosis?
This British scientist cloned the first mammal, Dolly the sheep, and made significant contributions to genetic engineering.
Who is Ian Wilmut?
This international agreement seeks to limit the use of gene editing on humans due to ethical concerns.
What is the Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine.
The immune system of this common bacteria inspired the development of gene editing technologies.
What are Streptococcus bacteria?
This term describes the DNA sequence where a gene editing tool makes a cut.
What is a target site?
Scientists are working on gene editing to potentially cure this blood disorder, which causes red blood cells to be misshapen.
What is sickle cell disease?
This scientist's work on the Human Genome Project has been crucial for gene editing research.
Francis Collins
In 2018, a Chinese scientist claimed to have edited the genes of twin babies to make them resistant to this virus, sparking major ethical debates.
What is HIV?
Scientists have used gene editing to create a breed of this animal that produces less methane, which helps reduce greenhouse gases.
What are cows?
This term describes unintended changes made to the DNA by gene editing technologies.
What are off-target effects?