Monkeys genetically modified in the womb
サルの遺伝子組み換えは子宮で行われる
The possibility of treating human genetic diseases before birth has been raised by a series of experiments on unborn monkeys.
人間の遺伝病を出生前に治療する可能性は、サルの胎児による一連の実験によって導かれました。
The procedure, the first successful foetal gene transfer in a species closely related to humans, the macaque monkey, suggests that gene transfer can be accomplished in utero without causing genetic malformations in the offspring.
密接に人間に関連した種(マカクザル)で最初に成功した胎児への遺伝子導入の手順は、遺伝子導入が遺伝的に奇形な子供を引き起こすことなく、子宮内で安定することを示唆しました。
"The finding holds out the hope that gene therapy can be safely administered to human foetuses to treat genetic diseases, although such experiments are years away," said Dr Bruce A. Bunnell of the Children's Hospital,