Dun goofed
Consequences will never be the same
Dan Scavino
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As with cloning, Rebrikov said heâs âfairly certainâ there are dark sites around the globe where scientists are already violating the social taboo against tinkering with human embryosâso itâs only a matter of time before the practice goes mainstream.
âIt currently costs about a million rubles ($15,500) to genetically change an embryoâmore than a lot of carsâbut prices will fall with greater use,â Rebrikov said. âI can see the billboard now: âYou Choose: a Hyundai Solaris or a Super-Child?ââ
But three things need to happen before that vision becomes reality, Rebrikov said. The first is to show clearly that the benefits far outweigh the risks, which is what he said his application to the Health Ministry will do. The second and third, political will and social acceptance, are directly correlated in Russia and depend on Putin.
For these reasons, Rebrikov said he has to start âsmall,â focusing on providing an obvious benefit to a tiny subset of the population: prospective parents with hereditary deafness. Rebrikov originally wanted to experiment on prospective parents with HIV, but couldnât find a suitable couple, so he switched to deafness after consulting with audiologists.
âThis situation is completely analogous to developing an atomic bomb,â he said. âCan bad people use technology for bad purposes? Of course. But did ethical concerns stop the Soviet Union from doing so?â
Outspoken opponent
Thatâs not a persuasive argument to Sergei Kutsev, Rebrikovâs most outspokenâand credentialedâopponent.
Kutsev, who is both the chairman of the Health Ministryâs ethics committee and its chief geneticist, said itâs plainly unethical to edit human DNA meant for pregnancy when so many questions about the potential ramifications of such a procedure remain unanswered.
The main problem in Russia now is the âlegislative vacuumâ surrounding the use of Crispr, a legal opening that encourages maverick researchers like Rebrikov to take risks they shouldnât, Kutsev said in an interview at his office in Moscow.
The mutations of the GJB2 gene found in Rebrikovâs patients harm cells in the part of the inner ear that regulates auditory signalsâa condition that effects about 10 newborns a year in Russia. Rebrikov said the only available treatment, surgically fitted cochlear implants, is expensive, discomforting and requires years of rehabilitation.
But modifying the GJB2 may be worse because the gene is linked to other diseases that effect eyes and skin, according to Bionews, a British publication that covers genetics and stem-cell research.
Kutsev, 54, said he couldnât sleep after he learned Rebrikov had finally found a couple for his experiment and worries heâll proceed with or without state approval, something Rebrikov says he doesnât intend to do. Kutsev said heâd like to invite the deaf couple, whoever they are, to his institute so he can fully explain whatâs at stake.
âWhile that Chinese scientist worked in secret and was held personally liable for what he did, Rebrikov is declaring his intentions to the world. Heâs making all of us responsible to humanity,â Kutsev said.
But Rebrikov is far from alone.
The application heâs working on, which will include reams of research and detailed risk assessments, will actually be filed under the authority of the Kulakov National Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology, which houses a laboratory Rebrikov uses. The institute is run by Gennady Sukhikh, one of the most influential medical figures in Russia.
Stem-cell therapies
Sukhikh, 72, was an early pioneer of controversial stem-cell therapies that cater to wealthy people seeking to rejuvenate their bodies and extend their lives. One of his patients was Putinâs predecessor in the Kremlin, the late President Boris Yeltsin, according to a book by Alexander Khinstein, a former journalist whoâs now a lawmaker in Putinâs United Russia party.
âSuch great events should be approached very sensibly,â Sukhikh said by phone, adding that Rebrikovâs application may take months to complete. âOur country is moving strictly in accordance with international ethics.â
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he has been at it for years.
there is more than siouxsmann.
the admissions he made
seem designed with a
direction in mind.
wsj allowing truth in opeds?
that alone is cause for grave
concern within the monolith that is
mockingbird.
to all appearances, however,
Liberty is in deep shit.
We must name the jew.
Oh dear Mr Pig, it seems as if you have used an incorrect word. Should 'through' not be 'threw'?
I may have to contact my colleague GK.
Khazarian mafia
>Has never considered the possibility that the ultimate form of punishment for the DS is to force them to participate in starring roles of all the crimes they already committed and done in just such a way as to demonstrate the citizenry of the United States of American just how vile and corrupt they've always been in order to persuade the public that tribunals are necessary to do the job right.
/yawn