Christopher T Scott

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Christopher T Scott

Christopher T Scott

@TheStemCell

Bioscience | Ethics | Law | Society | Professor Baylor College of Medicine | Stanford Emeritus | Alpinist | Cyclist | Motorbiker | mine all mine |

Houston, TX Katılım Aralık 2007
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2/2 Beds are available, but now a staff shortage. 300 staff are in quarantine and NOT b/c of exposure to #COVID19 patients. They got it from community spread. That means that some essential healthcare workers here don't social distance, etc . THIS. IS. CRAZY.
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1/2 Note from Houston. Just finished a call with a colleague, a pediatric oncologist at TX Children's. They are admitting young adult #COVID patients overflowing from other hospitals. Now dedicated two wings to the oncoming surge. Now here's the chilling part:
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These labs, led by Egli (Columbia), Niakan (Crick), and Mitalipov (OHSU) are among the best in understanding the mechanics of human germline editing. If the results hold, it's a powerful confirmation of potential risks. #CRISPR #genetics #NSGCGenePool
Paul Knoepfler@pknoepfler

Ouch. 3 new preprints all show #CRISPR machinery in human embryos often causes chromosomal damage ipscell.com/2020/07/crispr… Egli, Niakan, & Mitalipov labs. I hope the He Jiankui "CRISPR babies" families are getting WGS & genetic counseling #bioethics #genetics @GaetanBurgio

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