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Gene editing creates offspring from same-sex parents

October 12, 2018 9:00 PM UTC

Chinese researchers showed it may be possible to create viable offspring from same-sex parents, pushing the limits of gene editing embryo research and proving that unresolved ethical issues have not halted progress.

In a paper published in Cell Stem Cell on Thursday, a group from the Chinese Academy of Sciences used CRISPR-Cas9 to create viable mouse pups from either two maternal or two paternal cells...