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Baby is healed with first personalized gene-editing treatment

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1163 points jbredeche | 1 comments | 15 May 25 18:06 UTC | HN request time: 0.201s | source
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palisade ◴[16 May 25 05:32 UTC] No.44002113[source]▶
Does this mean when they grow up, their own offspring will also have this defect and require a correction? And, if so, does this mean it is now introducing this defective gene into our gene pool?

I know this is an issue with caesarean section. It is becoming more prevalent because those who require it are surviving, making it more likely to happen in their offspring.

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mondaygreens ◴[16 May 25 05:48 UTC] No.44002183[source]▶
How can they pass it on when they don't have the defect any more?
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1. poilcn ◴[16 May 25 06:03 UTC] No.44002247[source]▶
It only affects some cells, not the whole body.