Despite near-universal bans and global warnings, powerful tech billionaires and private companies are pushing aggressively to bring genetically modified human embryos to life, ignoring serious safety, ethical, and societal risks, according to a report from the Center for Genetics and Society.
Startups like Bootstrap Bio plan to begin human trials in countries with lax regulations as early as 2026.
Even after the international scandal over “CRISPR babies” in 2018, these reckless efforts continue unchecked. The very scientist who sparked that outrage, He Jiankui, is back with new funding and ambitions to establish a U.S. lab, flaunting warnings from the scientific community.
This dangerous rush threatens to unleash a new era of eugenics, commodifying human life and creating genetic “haves” and “have-nots.” The battle to stop the commercialization of designer babies is intensifying, and it demands immediate attention and action.
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