From the Blogs: As a Strategy for HIV Prevention, Disabling the CCR5 Gene in Embryos Implanted in HIV-Negative Mothers Makes Zero Sense

Dr. Paul Sax weighs in on scientist He Jiankui's “disturbing” gene-editing experiment, in HIV and ID Observations.

Chinese scientist He Jiankui recently announced he used an editing technique to alter the embryos of two babies. The research was initially described as an “AIDS vaccine development project.” But, points out Dr. Paul Sax in the latest HIV and ID Observations blog post, babies are not at risk for HIV, even if the mother's male sexual partner has the virus.

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From the Blogs: As a Strategy for HIV Prevention, Disabling the CCR5 Gene in Embryos Implanted in HIV-Negative Mothers Makes Zero Sense

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